Bill Cooke became Emeritus Professor in Strategic Management at the University of York (UK), which he joined in 2014, in 2022. Between 2011 and 2013 inclusive he was Head of the Department of Organisation, Work and Technology (OWT) at Lancaster University Management School; and between 2014 and 2017 Director of Research at York. Bill is an authority on management institutions, ideas and practices, particularly in changing global contexts, with particular reference to change management, consultancy, and soft management ideas. Bill holds a BA (hons) in Economics and Public Policy, an MSc with distinction in Organization Development (OD), and a PhD in Management (2002) (Manchester). He served as a Board Member of the international NGO MAG (Mines Advisory Group) for over ten years, and was Vice Chair Research and Publications for the British Academy of Management (BAM) for two terms of two years each. He also served on the Board of Governors of the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS (UK) and Fellow of the British Academy of Management (FBAM). Bill’s contributions to management scholarship cover the history of change management, of the uses of psychodynamic, social psychological and psychological approaches to management, and of their development and applications globally. He also writes on the history of business schools. He has authored over 40 peer reviewed journal articles and book chapters, edited seven volumes, and four special issues. He publishes in journals like Human Relations, Business History, Journal of Management Studies, Revista de Administração de Empresas, and Organization. Examples of peer reviewed work are republished in edited collections. He is published in English and (Brazilian) Portuguese. His original contributions are reflected in strong citation and impact data. Bill has a record of university and scholarly association leadership. He is a frequently invited guest-speaker and keynote, most recently on history and historical methods to Ireland and France. As Director of Research at York Management School Bill renewed its research strategy, revitalizing research centres, establishing writing retreats, and in-house research training. As Emeritus Professor, while continuing to be active in traditional domains he has sought to develop new channels for disseminating and sharing research activity, for example podcasting and micro-publishing. As BAM Vice Chair, Bill had line responsibility for BJM (4*) and IJMR (3*) editorial team and the grant scheme. Peer-elected to the CMS (Critical Management Studies) Interest Group five year chair track at the (US) Academy of Management (AoM), he led it to full “Division” status. He has been a member of the AoM Divisions and Interest Group Review Committee (DIGR) and a working group on reviewing Divisional effectiveness. He was also member-at-large on the AoM Organization Development and Change Division executive. He is also an innovative well-reviewed teacher of change management, consultancy skills, and historical research methods, at undergraduate, postgrad, and particularly, post-experience levels.