Paul Quintas is Professor of Knowledge Management at the Open University Business School (OUBS) — one of the largest management schools in the world, with some 30,000 students in over 40 countries.
He was founding Director of the Management of Knowledge and Innovation Research Unit and, until 2000, Director of Research.
Professor Quintas is the originator and Course Team Chair for the development of the innovative Open University MBA course Managing Knowledge, studied by over 1600 managers worldwide in 2000. This is believed to be the first such course taught in a business school.
The author of over a hundred books and papers, Paul Quintas has gained international recognition for his research into the management of knowledge and innovation, presentations given in many countries and his work as an adviser to the OECD, the European Commission and national governments. He is also a consultant in knowledge management to the Institute of Management.