Education
Michael Wilkes was educated at Street Philip"s Grammar School in Birmingham. He graduated from the University of Birmingham with the degrees of BSocSc and Doctor of Philosophy.
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Michael Wilkes
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Career
Wilkes was Lord Mayor of Birmingham from 2009 to 2010. He was Chancellor of Birmingham City University from 2009 to 2010. Wilkes has been an Emeritus Professor of Birmingham University since 2002.
He was Professor of business investment and management at Birmingham University from 1991 to 2002.
He was formerly lecturer and then senior lecturer at Birmingham University. Wilkes had secondments to Aston University and to Northwestern University in the United States of America. Since 2012 he has been an honorary alderman.
Membership
He was a Liberal Democrat member of Birmingham City Council from 1984 to 1992 and from 2000 to 2012. He is a member of the Fulbright Scholars" Association.
