I am a Full Professor at the City University of Hong Kong's Department of Public and International Affairs, where I co-direct the Technology, Policy, and Law Lab. He is also a member of the Laboratory for Public Management and Policy.
My research focuses on how innovation and strategy shape performance in the public and social sectors, including how new technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain affect society and policy, and how to better govern them. His research has been published in leading journals in public administration and policy, and management. He is listed in the Stanford 2% based on citation count (2021-2025).
My research has been published in Public Management Review, Public Administration, Public Administration Review, Policy Studies Journal, American Review of Public Administration, International Public Management Journal, Journal of Social Policy, and World Development. I also published in the Financial Times (FT) 50/UTD journals such as the Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Business Venturing, and Journal of Business Ethics. He was also one of the first scholars to publish comics that brought across the principles of entrepreneurship and sustainability.
My research has been supported by various grants, including the Hong Kong General Research Grants (GRF), Chiang-Ching Kuo International Research Grants, and the SIEFUND research grant. My research has garnered international accolades and prestigious awards, including the Best Paper Award at the Academy of Management 2024 (Technology and Innovation Management Division) and 2022 (Entrepreneurship Division), the Kooiman Best Paper Award 2021, the International Social Innovation Research Conference (ISIRC) Award, and the Emerald Literati Award 2010.
I was ranked in the Top 2% among scholars in two categories: Political Science and Public Administration, and Business and Economics, in an author-citation study by Stanford University (2021-2025). I was also ranked as one of the Top 3 scholars in Political Science and Public Administration in China (2025 and 2024), based on citation count, and in the Top 5 in 2023.
I am a member of the editorial board of the Public Administration and Development, International Journal of Public Sector Management, and Academy of Management Perspectives. I also serve as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Social Enterprise Journal, and Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, among others. I am a public speaker, regularly invited to speak at various local, regional, and international forums, including those in Asia, Europe, and the United States. I have provided commentaries in various media outlets, including the South China Morning Post, CoinTelegraph, Forkast News, and The Jakarta Post.
Prior to rejoining CityUHK in 2022, I held tenured appointments as Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the City University of Hong Kong (joint appointment between the Department of Management and Department of Public Policy), as well as Assistant Professor at the University of Leeds (UK) and the University of Amsterdam (NL).
I completed my PhD in Entrepreneurship and a Master of Commerce (Marketing) at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia. I was trained as an accountant in my first degree. Prior to and between my academic life, I spent over seven years in the corporate world, which included roles at HSBC Hong Kong, Ruder Finn Asia (Singapore), and Ernst & Young (Jakarta). I held visiting positions at the University of Leeds.
I accept applications for PhD and postdoctoral candidates to work on cutting-edge topics and or methods each year.