Kristofer James Costello

Kris Costello is a Lecturer in Human Resource Development at Teesside University's International Business School. He focuses on Talent Development, Strategic Human Resource Management, Inclusive Human Development, Sustainable Development, and Talent Philosophy. Kris is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and an active member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

• Professional Doctorate in Learning and Teaching, Higher Education Academy
• PhD in Human Resource Management, Teesside University International Business School
• MA Human Resource Management, Teesside University International Business School
• BA (Hons) Business and Management, Teesside University

His research emphasizes optimizing individual capacity and capability to enhance organizational performance, grounded in an impact-driven academic paradigm. Kris supervises learning across undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels through online, on-campus, and hybrid delivery models.

• Enterprise Knowledge Exchange: Enginuity (Principal Investigator)

Kris is actively involved in enterprise knowledge exchange initiatives, particularly in workforce planning and organizational capacity building.