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Dr Ishani Mukherjee joined SMU in 2018. Her expertise include policy formulation and design; environmental and natural resource policy and management; policy tools for renewable energy and energy efficiency, particularly in Asia. She received her PhD in Public Policy from NUS, with a concentration on Environmental Policy and was the recipient of the World Future Foundation PhD Prize for Environmental and Sustainability Research in 2014.

Education

2005Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering 
Georgia Institute of Technology
1998M.S. in Computational Science 
National University of Singapore
1996B.S. in Physics 

Dr Alwyn Lim is Associate Professor of Sociology at Singapore Management University and Lee Kong Chian Fellow for 2022-2024. His research examines the impact of globalization on organizations and institutions, of which he has published on the rise and diffusion of corporate responsibility frameworks. His current interests include new directions in capitalism, higher education in developmental states, and the political economy of Singapore.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Ph.D., Economics, Syracuse University, 2013
  • M.A., Economics, Syracuse University, 2010
  • M.A., Finance, Harbin Institute of Technology, China, 2008
  • B.A., Business Administration, Harbin Institute of Technology, China, 2006

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QUALIFICATIONS:

Jimmy obtained his Bachelor of Accountancy (1st Class Honours) from Nanyang Technological University in 2002, Masters of Science and Ph.D. in Accounting from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University in 2010 and 2011 respectively. Prior to his doctoral program, Jimmy was a Tax Associate at PwC Tax Consulting Services and a Lecturer of Accounting at SMU. He enjoys cooking, traveling and spending time with his family.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Ph.D. in Statistics, Temple University , PA , USA , 1992
  • M.S. in Statistics, Temple University , PA , USA , 1989
  • B.B.A. in Industrial Management, Northeast Louisiana University , LA , USA , 1987

Pearlie Koh is Associate Professor at the Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University, and an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore. Her expertise lies in corporate law, with particular emphasis on corporate theory, shareholder rights, directors’ duties, corporate accountability, and minority shareholder protection. She is co-author of a seminal corporate law textbook published by Academy Publishing and author of an influential casebook on company law.

EDUCATION

2007Ph.D in Entrepreneurship
London Business School , U.K
2002Master of Business Administration
Babson College , Wellesley , MA


 

Professor Lily Kong is the fifth President of Singapore Management University (SMU), the first Singaporean to lead the University, and the first Singaporean woman to serve as President of any university in Singapore. She was previously Provost of SMU from 2015 to 2018 and, before joining SMU, held senior leadership roles at the National University of Singapore.

A social and cultural geographer by training, Professor Kong is internationally recognised for her work on urban transformation and social and cultural change in Asian cities.

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