Dr. Tahir Islam is a Senior Lecturer in Marketing at Leeds Trinity University, UK, with more than fifteen years of academic and corporate experience across Asia, Europe, and the UK. He earned his Ph.D. in Business Administration (Digital & Sustainable Marketing) from the University of Science and Technology of China (QS Top 100) and completed postdoctoral research at Tongji University. He was a Visiting Professor at the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University (USA) and has also worked with leading institutions including De Montfort University (UK), Prague University of Economics and Business (Czech Republic), Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, and COMSATS University (Pakistan). At Leeds Trinity, he also serves as a Research Cluster Lead, fostering collaboration and research culture within the School of Business and Law.

He has secured significant research funding from Innovate UK, the British Academy, and European programmes, supporting projects in digital marketing, sustainability, and consumer behaviour. His research is widely published in leading ABS 4 and 3 journals** such as the British Journal of Management, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, and International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. Dr. Islam has presented at prestigious international conferences worldwide and leads postgraduate programmes, designing simulation-based curricula that enhance student learning and employability.