Professor, Director, academic researcher, and author. Thirty years at the intersection of leadership, innovation, and the systems that resist both.
Over the past 30 years of leadership in higher education and the private sector, Professor Milan Radosavljevic has advised, collaborated, and worked with all types of organisations — from early-stage startups to multi-institutional research consortia and public bodies.
He is the first Slovenian in the UK to reach Executive level in multiple higher education institutions, holding positions from Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Commercial) and Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Engagement, to Associate Vice-Principal Research and Assistant Dean. At the University of Reading, he served as School Director of Teaching & Learning and School Director of Enterprise. At the University of Dundee he acted as Demonstration Projects Coordinator, and in the private sector as Production Director in off-site construction.
Professor Radosavljevic is currently serving as Director at WLC Ltd, bringing his extensive experience in leadership, commercialisation and high-performance organisation building to the private sector.
His research — predominantly industry-led — spans the built environment, with a track record of projects totalling over £30 million. He co-authored one of the construction sector's most ground-breaking textbooks on construction management strategies, and has contributed his expertise at institutions globally, delivering numerous executive courses in the UK and abroad.
Developing and leading student enterprise programmes has been particularly rewarding, with more than 100 student startups emerging from the programmes he has designed and led.
The last summer before the 10-day war in Slovenia — the beginning of the bloody wars in Yugoslavia. With two friends, Dušan and Gorazd, cycling the Adriatic coast from Rijeka to the Albanian border. An epic journey in a world about to change irrevocably.
The Slovenian war of independence ran from 27 June to 7 July 1991, marking the beginning of the bloody civil war in the former Yugoslavia. Having just finished school and preparing for university, the world shifted. The rest is history.
From production director in off-site construction to the first Slovenian to reach Executive level in multiple UK higher education institutions. Three decades of building, leading, researching, and creating impact across sectors and borders.
Research evolved from Concrete Technology and Construction Management to Digital Engineering and Digital Twins. Co-authored an industry-defining textbook published by Wiley, and studied nonlinear dynamics in labour productivity, construction efficiency, and innovation.
Designed and led multiple award-winning student enterprise programmes, producing over 100 student startups. This work — at the intersection of academic rigour and commercial ambition — remains one of the most personally rewarding chapters of the journey.
Stepping into a new chapter as Director at WLC Ltd, drawing on 30+ years of leadership, commercialisation, research, and high-performance organisation building. The work continues — in a new arena.
| Period | Role | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026– | Director | WLC Ltd |
| Recent | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Commercial) | UK Higher Education Institution |
| Recent | Pro Vice-Chancellor — Research, Innovation & Engagement | UK Higher Education Institution |
| Recent | Associate Vice-Principal Research | UK Higher Education Institution |
| Recent | Assistant Dean (Research & Enterprise) | UK Higher Education Institution |
| 2000s | School Director — Teaching & Learning | University of Reading |
| 2000s | School Director — Enterprise | University of Reading |
| 2000s | Demonstration Projects Coordinator | University of Dundee |
| 1990s | Production Director | Off-Site Construction, Private Sector |