Prof. Kar Yan TamDean, HKUST Business School

Professor Kar Yan TAM is Dean of the HKUST Business School and Chair Professor of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management. He joined HKUST in 1992 as a founding member of the School. Prior to being Dean of the Business School, he was Dean of Students and Associate Provost at HKUST leading the internationalization efforts of the University, improving the quality of the undergraduate education and supporting students’ holistic educational needs.  Professor Tam is currently a board member of Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) and was the Past President of the Association of Asia Pacific Business Schools (AAPBS).  He is serving on the Curriculum Development Council and Hong Kong Productivity Council.  He is an information system scholar specializing in Fintech and technology adoption and playing an active role in promoting academia-business collaboration projects and startups.