Professor Kar Yan TAM is Dean of the Business School and Chair Professor of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). Prior to being Dean of the Business School, he was Dean of Students and Associate Provost at HKUST. He is currently a board member of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACBS) and the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), and was the Past President of the Association of Asia Pacific Business Schools (AAPBS).
He leads a wide spectrum of academic programs from BBA to MBA, and EMBA to PhD. These include some of the world’s leading programs such as the top‐ranked Kellogg‐HKUST Executive MBA Program. As a researcher, Professor Tam conducts research in Fintech and the diffusion of innovations in organizations.
Professor Tam also plays an active role in public services. Currently, he serves on the Exchange
Fund Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and is the Chairman of the Hong
Kong Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation of the Hong Kong Government.