Chan Yuk-shee

Chan Yuk-shee
Professor Yuk-shee Chan
President of the Lingnan University
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 September 2007
Personal details
Alma mater Chinese University of Hong Kong
University of California at Berkeley
Occupation Chair Professor of Finance (Lingnan)
Professor Emeritus of the Business School (HKUST)

Professor Chan Yuk-shee, BBS, JP (Chinese: 陳玉樹) is the current President of Lingnan University of Hong Kong. He was appointed to replace Professor Edward Chen to be the university president in 2007. Prior to joining Lingnan University, he was the Vice President for Academic Affairs of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).[1]

Professor Chan received his BBA from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and his MBA, MA and PhD from the University of California at Berkeley. He was an Assistant Professor and later Associate Professor of Finance at the Kellogg School of Management of the Northwestern University, and was Justin Dart Professor of Finance at USC's Marshall School of Business.

He returned to Hong Kong to help establish the business school of the HKUST in 1990. He worked as a Founding Dean of the business school and then the Vice President for Academic Affairs of the university.[2][3]

Education

Administrative Experience

  • 2001-2006: Vice President for Academic Affairs (HKUST)
  • 2000-2001: Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs (HKUST)
  • 1993-2000: Dean of the Business School (HKUST)
  • 1992-1993: Chairman of the Faculty of the Business School (HKUST)
  • 1990-1992: Deputy Head of the Department of Finance and Economics (HKUST)

References

Academic offices
Preceded by
Edward Chen
President of the Lingnan University
2007 – present
Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Albert Chan
President and Vice-Chancellor Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong order of precedence
President of the Lingnan University
Succeeded by
Joseph Sung
Vice-Chancellor/President of The Chinese University of Hong Kong