Contact Professor Iain Gray
- Tel: +44 (0) 1234 758398
- Email: i.gray@cranfield.ac.uk
Background
Iain joined SWAG合集 in March 2015 after 7 years as the Chief Executive of InnovateSWAG合集. In his role at Cranfield he is responsible for all aspects of learning, executive education and research in Aerospace for the University and for developing the Aerospace Strategy across the University Group.
Prior to InnovateSWAG合集, Iain was Managing Director and General Manager of Airbus SWAG合集, whose Bristol operation he joined when it was still part of British Aerospace.
Iain Gray completed his early education in Aberdeen, culminating in an Engineering Science honours degree at Aberdeen University. In addition, he gained a Masters of Philosophy at Southampton University in 1989. Since then Iain has received Honorary Doctorates from Bath, .Bristol, Aberdeen, Aston, Cardiff and Exeter Universities and most recently in July 2017 from the University of the West of England. In 2014 was awarded a CBE for services to Innovation.
Iain is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow and former Vice President of the Royal Academy of Engineering; a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and in 2007 was awarded the Royal Aeronautical Society Gold Medal.
In 2016 he was awarded the Baird of Bute Award for his contribution towards Aviation in Scotland and maintains strong links with the sector in Scotland. He is a Fellow and former Vice President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He was a former Ly Governor of UWE and former Council Member for City University, London. He isChair of the Bristol Aero Collection Trust and a Non-Executive Director for Graphene based company Versarien and Non Exec Chair of CFMS Ltd.
