Professor K.C. Chan was born in 1957. Before assuming the post of
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury,
Professor Chan was Dean of Business and Management
of the Hong Kong University of Science and
Technology (HKUST).Prior to joining the
HKUST
Business
School
in 1993, Professor Chan had spent nine years
teaching at
Ohio
State
University
in the
USA
.
Professor Chan received his bachelor's degree in economics from
Wesleyan
University
and both his M.B.A. and Ph.D. in finance from the
University
of
Chicago. He is specialised in assets pricing, evaluation of
trading strategies and market efficiency and has
published numerous articles on these topics.
Before
joining the Government, Professor Chan held a number
of public service positions including Chairman of
the Consumer Council; director of the Hong Kong
Futures Exchange; member of the Commission on
Strategic Development, Commission on Poverty, the
Exchange Fund Advisory Committee, the Hang Seng
Index Advisory Committee, and the Hong Kong Council
for Academic Accreditation. Professor Chan is also
former President of the Asian Finance Association
and former President of Association of
Asia
Pacific Business Schools.
