Teaching and Industry Service

My teaching is grounded in two principles. The first is the Socratic ideal of educe: that knowledge is not imparted to students, but developed by them from within. The second is that the classroom must engage the world beyond it; lessons grounded in academic research but alive to industry practice. I have taught courses at all levels, from undergraduates to MBA students to executives, and my role across all of them is consistent: not to profess but to facilitate, creating the conditions in which students, drawing on the diversity of their own careers and backgrounds, reach the conclusions for themselves. That this works is a testament to the caliber of students at NUS, whose talent and willingness to engage makes the method possible.

Beyond the classroom, I am active in the venture ecology as an advisor and mentor. I served on the advisory board of Entrepreneur First, a leading multinational venture incubator, and am a founding advisor to two NUS alumni startups: Omcom and Curated Culture. These engagements keep my teaching grounded in the realities of the field, and in turn provide my students and alumni a network that extends well beyond the university.

I have been a consistent recipient of teaching awards at NUS Business School, including the Best MBA Instructor Award in 2023 and 2025, and the Annual Teaching Excellence Award at both School and University levels in 2021, 2022 and 2024.