Anthony Nigel Stanley Freeling (born 6 August 1956) is a British management consultant, marketing expert, university administrator, and academic.

He was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's School, Elstree, and St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a first-class BA degree in Maths in 1978, an MPhil in Control Engineering and Operational Research in 1980 and a PhD in Management Studies in 1985.

[2] Before moving to academia, Freeling worked as a Director (senior partner) of McKinsey & Company and was a member of the Governing Body of the Open University.

[3] From 2008 to 2014, Freeling was a City Fellow of Hughes Hall, Cambridge;[4][2] this is a type of fellowship held by those active in the City of London or other areas of business rather than full-time academics.

[5] In December 2013, he was elected President of Hughes Hall,[4][6] and he took up the appointment on 1 October 2014,[7] for a period of eight years.