Chris WH Chan previously served as Professor, Associate Dean, and Faculty Director of executive education for Ivey Business School in Asia.  He held leadership roles at Ivey and other renowned universities with advanced and extensive experience in graduate business education and corporate executive development.  Prior to joining Ivey Business School, Professor Chan was Professor at Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration, and Dean of the Cornell-Nanyang Institute in Singapore.  At Cornell, Professor Chan was responsible for the brand elevation and growth of Cornell University’s Master of Management program, as well as represented Cornell in developing alumni and corporate relations in Asia.

Before his relocation to Singapore, Professor Chan was Assistant Dean and Director of MBA Programs at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) Business School, where he was responsible for MBA brand development, marketing and admissions, financial and program management, academic affairs, and corporate and media relations. Under his leadership, the HKU MBA was ranked by The Economist Which MBA? as No. 1 in Asia in 2010 and 2011.  HKU MBA was also ranked No. 29 (average rank No. 32 over three previous years) in the Financial Times Global MBA Ranking 2014.  In 2009, Professor Chan was one of five professors awarded the prestigious university-wide Outstanding Teaching Award by the University of Hong Kong. 

Based in Hong Kong, Professor Chan has extensive consulting and executive education experience in talent and leadership development (TLD) working with multinationals and Asian organizations.  His work includes development and delivery of custom TLD programs for private and public sector organizations in Hong Kong, SE Asia, mainland China, Middle East, and Europe.  To facilitate executive lifelong learning, Professor Chan regularly develops internal cases, orchestrates simulations, and coaches action learning projects to enrich learning experiences and deliver greater return on leadership development.    

A sample of his corporate clients includes LVMH, Philips-Van-Heusen (PVH), Vivo/Oppo, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, CLP Group, TK Elevator, Hong Kong Hospital Authority, Crystal International, HILTI, Deloitte, Bank of China (HK), MTRC, Prudential, CITIC Pacific, The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, FTLife Insurance, Airport Authority of Hong Kong, Citibank, Spin Master, Water Supplies Department, Hong Kong Housing Department, Hong Kong Housing Society, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of Singapore, FWD Insurance, EMSD, Chow Tai Fook, Manulife, NTT Com, AIA Insurance, Galaxy Entertainment Group, Norwegian Shipowners’ Association, A.S. Watson Group, Wal-mart, Esquel Group, Swire Group, China MinSheng Bank, Hutchison Ports, HSBC, Central Bank of Bahrain, Lucent Technologies, Roche, General Mills, Hong Kong Government Civil Service College, SGS, Shui On Land, etc.