'In the real world, a lot comes down to the performance incentivisation systems. That’s where the rubber hits the road'

As dean of the UCD School of Business, Anthony Brabazon’s job is to supply a world-class education to an international student body of 10,000, in a time of huge global uncertainty and tightening university budgets

Anthony Brabazon Pic: Fergal Phillips

CV: Anthony Brabazon

Role: dean, College of Business, University College Dublin

Age:51

Lives: Rathfarnham, Dublin

Family: married to Maria

Hobbies: competitive and touring cycling

Currently reading: Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow

If he wasn’t as busy as he is, Anthony Brabazon would probably be figuring out what business can learn from how a worm finds food. But one of the sacrifices of rank - he was earlier this year appointed dean of ...