Faculty & Lecturers
Our world class faculty inspires you to think differently in order to make strategic business decisions. Lectures are presented by highly successful leaders from a wide array of backgrounds and industries, which reflects the practical application of the program.
Professor Jaideep Sengupta
Professor Sunil Chopra
Professor Vidhan Goyal
Professor Jeroen Swinkels
Professor Milind Rao
Learn from world class lecturers
Our program brings together the best faculty the two schools have to offer. They provide participants with a unique global management perspective.
Jeroen Swinkels
PhD Princeton University
Richard M. Paget Professor of Management Policy Chair of Management & Strategy
The Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Game theory; auctions and other models of price formation; evolution and learning; job-market signaling; corporate compensation; principal-agent models; procurement.
James Root
MBA London Business School
Adjunct Professor, Department of Management
Corporate transformations involving strategy, cost reduction, operational improvement and organizational effectiveness, telecommunications and technology
David Schonthal
MBA Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Clinical Associate Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Faculty Director of Zell Fellows Program
The Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
New Venture Discovery
Sunil Chopra
PhD State University of New York, Stony Brook
IBM Professor of Operations Management and Information System
The Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Operations management, network design, combinational optimization
Nabil Al-Najjar
PhD University of Minnesota
John L. and Helen Kellogg Professor of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences
The Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Decision theory, learning, game theory
Karl Schmedders
PhD Stanford University
Visiting Professor of Executive Education at the Kellogg School of Management
The Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Mathematical economics, in particular general equilibrium models involving time and uncertainty, asset pricing, mathematical programming
Christine Loh
SBS, JP, OBE, Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite
Chief Development Strategist
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Environment, History and Politics
Alex Chernev
PhD Duke University
Professor of Marketing
The Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Consumer decision making and choice
Pamela Mar
MSc London School of Economics
Managing Director
Digital Standards Initiative at the International Chamber of Commerce.
Sustainability
Xinyu Hua
Hong
PhD Northwestern University
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Law and economics Industrial organization / quantitative marketing Contract theory
Martin Prause
PhD WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
Assistant Professor of Computational Economics and Business Analytics
WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management
Computer Science (Computational Intelligence); Economics (Industrial Organization); Machine Learning in Business Management
Loran Nordgren
PhD University of Amsterdam
Professor of Management & Organizations
The Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Behavioral Economics, Group Decision-Making, Intergroup Behavior, Leadership, Negotiations, Psychology
Margaret Cheng
EMBA, Kellogg-HKUST
Human Resource Director/ Acting President
MTR Corporation Ltd./ MTR Academy
Human Resources
Caroline Wang
Adjunct Professor
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Decision making and leadership Leading change and change management
Brett Saraniti
PhD Northwestern University
Visiting Professor of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences
The Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Managerial economics and decision sciences, economics and quantitative methods, managerial statistics, statistics for business and economics
Leigh Thompson
PhD Northwestern University
J. Jay Gerber Professor of Dispute Resolution & Organizations / Director of Kellogg Team and Group Research Center / Professor of Psychology, Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences (Courtesy)
The Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Negotiation, group behavior, decision-making, social cognition, and affective evaluations of events. How groups and teams develop shared understanding of problems and behaviors
Harry Kraemer
MBA Northwestern University
Clinical Professor of Strategy
The Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Values-based leadership/managerial leadership, management strategy
Christopher Doran
MBA INSEAD
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Management
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Applied Mergers and Acquisitions
Mark Chen
Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA - KH08 (Class 2005-2006)
CEO & Managing Partner of Cobalt Equity Partners; Former Sr MD, Head of Private Equity Asia of GE
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Private equity in Asia
Jürgen Weigand
PhD University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
Chair Professor of Institute for Industrial Organization at the WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management
WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management
Industrial economics, business strategy, competition policy and corporate governance
Larry Franklin
MBA, JD Stanford University
Adjunct Professor, Department of Finance
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Investments, Venture Capital, Investment Banking, China, Business law
Vidhan Goyal
PhD University of Pittsburgh
Chair Professor, Department of Finance
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Valuation, capital structure, corporate restructuring, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, debt contracts
Milind Rao
PhD Columbia University
Professor of Business Practice, Department of Economics
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
International macroeconomics, international finance, international trade, international flows of capital and labor; hedge fund strategies, management and assessment; design of optimal investment strategies and portfolios. He won various teaching awards including "Professor of the Year" in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012.
Jaideep Sengupta
PhD University of California
Synergis-Geoffrey YEH Professor of Business, Department of Marketing
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Consumer information processing; persuasion and attitude strength; effects of marketing communications; impulsivity and self-control
Kay Stice
PhD Cornell University
Adjunct Professor, Department of Accounting
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Motivation for and economic impact of management choice of financial accounting methods.
Kai-lung Hui
PhD The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Senior Associate Dean
Deputy Head and Chair Professor of ISOM
Elman Family Professor of Business
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Cybercrime economics and policy, Information privacy, Fintech, IT policy, Electronic Commerce
Craig Garthwaite
PhD University of Maryland at College Park
Professor of Strategy / Herman Smith Research Professor in Hospital and Health Services Management / Director of Healthcare at Kellogg
The Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Health Economics; Pharmaceutical Industry; Public Finance; Political Economy
Mohan Sawhney
PhD Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Associate Dean, Digital Innovation
McCormick Foundation Chair of Technology
Clinical Professor of Marketing
Director of the Center for Research in Technology & Innovation
The Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Business innovation, modern marketing and Artificial Intelligence applications in business.
Lectures by highly successful leaders from a wide array of backgrounds and industries, emphasize the practical application of all we teach. The following guests were invited in recent years to speak to our students for the Learning from Leaders course.
Ms. Umran Beba
Senior Vice President and Chief HR Officer, PepsiCo AMEA
Ms. Umran Beba is SVP and chief HR officer, PepsiCo AMEA. Ms. Beba has held a wide range of roles since joining the company in 1994. Prior to assuming her current position, she was President of PepsiCo’s Asia-Pacific region, a business spanning 25 markets with approximately 4,400 direct employees.
Mr. Stephen Marcopoto
President and Managing Director, Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc.
Mr. Stephen Marcopoto oversees all programming, network development, advertising and distribution sales, marketing and promotion for Turner Broadcasting and its networks and internet services, including the CNN news group, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Pogo, TCM and CETV in the Asia Pacific region.
Previously, Marcopoto was president, Time Inc. Asia. Before that, earlier in his career, he was vice president and publisher of TIME Asia and managing director of Fortune Asia where he worked on the launch of FORTUNE China and the 1st Fortune Global Forum.
Mr. Stephen Roach
Senior Fellow at Yale University’s Jackson Institute of Global Affairs and a Senior Lecturer at Yale’s School of Management
Mr. Stephen Roach is a Senior Fellow at Yale University’s Jackson Institute of Global Affairs and a Senior Lecturer at Yale’s School of Management. He was formerly Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and the firm’s Chief Economist for the bulk of his 30-year career at Morgan Stanley, heading up a highly regarded team of economists around the world.
Dr. William Fung
Group Chairman, Li & Fung Group
Dr. William Fung was appointed Group Chairman of Li & Fung Limited in May 2012. He served as Executive Deputy Chairman from 2011 to May 2012 and before that, Group Managing Director from 1986 to 2011. He joined the Group in 1972 and became a Director of its export trading business in 1976.
Mr. Joseph Yam
Former Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Mr. Yam's involvement in monetary affairs in Hong Kong started when he was appointed Principal Assistant Secretary for Monetary Affairs in 1982. Mr. Yam was instrumental in the establishment of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority as Chief Executive.
In that capacity, Mr. Yam has over the years been honored with a series of awards for his contributions to domestic and regional monetary and financial developments, and for piloting Hong Kong through Asian financial turmoil.
Dr. Aron Harilela
CEO and Chairman, Harilela Hotels Ltd.
Dr. Aron Harilela is the Chairman and CEO of Harilela Hotels Limited, head of acquisitions for the Harilela Group, and the non-executive Chairman of Burson Marsteller in Hong Kong.
Mr. Douglas Henck
Chairman & CEO, AEGON Asia at AEGON
Mr. Henck has spent more than 30 years in international insurance with a particular focus on Asia. He was appointed CEO of Aegon Asia on January 1, 2011 and is Chairman of Aegon Asia's Executive Committee. He also serves as a member of Aegon's global Management Committee.
Mr. Klaus Heymann
CEO, Naxos
Mr. Klaus Heymann founded Naxos International in 1987. Mr. Heymann is founder of Naxos of America, Inc. Mr. Heymann serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of HNH International Limited. He first went to Hong Kong in 1967 to start up the office of an American newspaper, The Overseas Weekly. Before coming to Hong Kong, he served for the same paper for five years.
Mr. Bob Neville
Global Retail Creative Director, New Balance
Mr. Bob Neville is a product and three dimensional designer by training and profession who has through practical experience become a Global Retail Expert. His experience is extensive across retail management, strategy, concept development and implementation, visual presentation, retail marketing, retail operations, product merchandising, consumer service and Geo Marketing through Owned, Franchise and wholesale channels.
Mr. Jim Thompson
Chairman and Founder, Crown Worldwide
Mr. Jim Thompson, GBS is the Chairman and Founder of the Crown Worldwide Group of Companies. The Crown Group is the largest privately owned company in the field of international removals with over 265 worldwide locations in almost 60 countries around the world.
Dr. Larry Wong
Former CEO, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Dr. Lawrence (Larry) Wong joined The Hong Kong Jockey Club in 1996. Prior to this he spent 30 years with the Ford Motor Company in the United States and Asia Pacific holding various management positions in research, engineering, manufacturing, sales & marketing, and corporate planning. Dr. Wong was elected Taiwan "Businessman of the Year" in 1994.
Dr. Victor Fung
Honorary Chairman, Li & Fung Group
Dr. Victor Fung is Honorary Chairman of Li & Fung Limited and Chairman of the Risk Management and Sustainability Committee. Dr. Fung joined Li & Fung in 1973, became Group Managing Director in 1981 and Group Chairman in 1989. He stepped down as Group Chairman in 2012.
Mrs. Anson Chan
Former Chief Secretary for Administration, The Hong Kong SAR Government, China
Mrs. Anson Chan retired as the Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government in 2001 after nearly 40 years' service. She was the first woman and the first Chinese to hold the post of Chief Secretary after 150 years of British predecessors.
Mrs. Chan has held many senior positions dealing with finance, the economy, commerce, industry, the civil service and social services.
