Dr Dak Patel is an experienced chartered accountant and seasoned educator with over three decades of expertise in the finance, training, and education sectors. His specialisms include management accountancy and taxation, and he blends in-industry experience with academic rigor to deliver training solutions tailored to professionals worldwide.

He has delivered lectures in the UK, Poland, Trinidad and Tobago, Nigeria, China, the Philippines, and India. Dr Patel has designed and delivered bespoke training programmes for CEOs and senior executives at organisations such as IBM, Hitachi, Motorola, Capgemini, BP, Mittal Arcelor, State Street Bank, and Shell.

Dr Patel was the founder and Principal of the London School of Accountancy and Management, growing its graduate body from 23 to 11,000 over a 10-year period.