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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
     

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Singular multivariate normal distribution
  • Multiple comparison procedures
  • Non-inferiority Inference
  • Life annuity
     
  • LL.M., University of Melbourne, 1995
  • LL.B., National University of Singapore, 1989
  • Advocate and Solicitor (Singapore), 1990

Academic Positions Held

Current Appointment:

  • Associate Professor of Law, Singapore Management University, 2001-Present

Previous Appointments:

EDUCATION

2007

Ph.D in Entrepreneurship
London Business School , U.K

2002

Master of Business Administration
Babson College , Wellesley , MA

Professor Lily Kong is the fifth President and the first Singaporean to lead Singapore Management University. She is also the first Singaporean woman to serve as President of any university in Singapore. She holds the Lee Kong Chian Chair Professorship of Social Sciences, with a courtesy appointment at the College of Integrative Studies. She was previously Provost of SMU (2015-2018). Before that, she held various senior management roles at the National University of Singapore.

Education

1992 Ph.D. in Finance, Wharton School , University of Pennsylvania
1983 B.B.A. Honours, National University of Singapore

Current Position(s) Held

2010 - Now Associate Dean

Dr. Prasart JONGJAROENKAMOL joined the School of Accountancy, Singapore Management University in 2017. Prior to joining SMU SOA, he received his PhD in Accounting from the McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin. His teaching interests are managerial accounting and financial accounting. Before commencing his PhD study, Prasart was an audit assistant at KPMG in Bangkok and an accounting lecturer at Thammasat University. Prasart is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and a Certified in Strategy and Competitive Analysis (CSCA).

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Education

2013 Ph.D.Finance, Baruch College, CUNY

Current Position(s) Held

2021 - Now Associate Professor of Finance

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • National University of Singapore, Bachelor of Science, 1991
  • National University of Singapore, Bachelor of Social Science (1st Class Hon.), 1992
  • University of Chicago, PhD, 1998

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Macroeconomics 
  • Singapore Economy
  • JSM, Stanford University
  • MSc in Law and Finance, University of Oxford
  • PhD in Law, CEU San Pablo University
  • Bachelor of Laws, University of Granada
  • Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Granada

Academic Positions Held

Current Appointment:

  • Associate Professor of Law, Singapore Management University, January 2023- Present
  • Head, Singapore Global Restructuring Initiative, SMU Centre for Commercial Law in Asia, May 2020-present

Previous Appointment:

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