03/21/08

Following is a personal biography forwarded by On Kit Tam:

On Kit Tam is Professor of International Business and Associate Dean (International) at the Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. He is also Co-Director of the Monash Governance Research Unit, and Director of the China Research Center at the Monash Asia Institute.  

On Kit researches and teaches in the areas of international business and foreign investment strategies, corporate governance and Asian economic development. He has published many journal articles and several books on issues of monetary management, financial development, and corporate governance in the Asia Pacific region, with particular reference to China. His research projects have been awarded major grants from key Australian and international bodies including the Australian Research Council and the Ford Foundation.  

Prior to joining Monash University, he was with the University of New South Wales. He has previously worked in the Treasury Department of the Australian Federal Government, and Phillips Hong Kong. Professor Tam has extensive university teaching, executive training, PhD supervision, and commercial consultant experiences both in Australia and overseas.  

He has undertaken consulting assignments for major organisations including the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Australian Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Austrade, Shanghai Economic Reform Commission, Science and Technology Commission of Sichuan, MLC Asia, Lend Lease Corporation, Rio Tinto Limited, and Oxford Analytica.