Board of Directors

	Chair Board of Directors: Chi-Sum Wong (Chinese University of Hong Kong, China)
	Chi-Sum Wong was born in Hong Kong and graduated from the Faculty of Business Administration of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management of Purdue University in the USA. He joined the Department of Management of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1990 and he is now an Emeritus Professor. Professor Wong has published and presented more than 200 articles in academic journals and international conferences. He has served on the editorial board of various journals, such as the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Journal of World Business, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, and others. Due to his academic achievement, Professor Wong is recognized as an honorary professor by famous universities, such as Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou), Nanjing University, Lanzhou University, and National Chung Hsing University (Taiwan). He has conducted research for the United Nations Center for Regional Development and the Employers’ Federation of Hong Kong, and has served as consultant and trainer for private organizations, The World Bank, and various government and social agencies in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Taiwan, Macao, and Hong Kong. At the Asia Academy of Management, Professor Wong is one of the founding members. His contributions include services as Treasurer (1998-2002) and as Editor-in-Chief of the Asia Pacific Journal of Management (2019-2021). He has served as Chair of the Board of Directors since 2015, and has been one of the inaugural Fellows since 2019

Chair Board of Directors: Chi-Sum Wong (Chinese University of Hong Kong, China)

Chi-Sum Wong was born in Hong Kong and graduated from the Faculty of Business Administration of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management of Purdue University in the USA. He joined the Department of Management of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1990 and he is now an Emeritus Professor. Professor Wong has published and presented more than 200 articles in academic journals and international conferences. He has served on the editorial board of various journals, such as the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Journal of World Business, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, and others. Due to his academic achievement, Professor Wong is recognized as an honorary professor by famous universities, such as Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou), Nanjing University, Lanzhou University, and National Chung Hsing University (Taiwan). He has conducted research for the United Nations Center for Regional Development and the Employers’ Federation of Hong Kong, and has served as consultant and trainer for private organizations, The World Bank, and various government and social agencies in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Taiwan, Macao, and Hong Kong.

At the Asia Academy of Management, Professor Wong is one of the founding members. His contributions include services as Treasurer (1998-2002) and as Editor-in-Chief of the Asia Pacific Journal of Management (2019-2021). He has served as Chair of the Board of Directors since 2015, and has been one of the inaugural Fellows since 2019

	Director: David Ahlstrom (Hong Kong Metropolitan University, China)
	David Ahlstrom is Associate Dean (Research) at Hong Kong Metropolitan University, and Emeritus Professor in the Department of Management at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Professor Ahlstrom’s research includes managing in Asia, innovation and entrepreneurship, and economic history. He has published over 180 peer-reviewed articles in journals such as the Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of International Business Studies, Organization Science, Journal of Management Studies, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, International Business Review, and International Journal of Research in Marketing. He has served as Editor-in-Chief, Senior Editor, and Consulting Editor of both official journals of the Asia Academy of Management: Asia Pacific Journal of Management and Asia Management. He has also served as a Senior Editor for the Journal of World Business. He has guest-edited several special issues for top journals, including APJM, Journal of Management Studies, and Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice. In 2019, Professor Ahlstrom was co-chair of the Asia Academy of Management biennial conference in Bali, Indonesia, where he became one of the inaugural Fellows.

Director: David Ahlstrom (Hong Kong Metropolitan University, China)

David Ahlstrom is Associate Dean (Research) at Hong Kong Metropolitan University, and Emeritus Professor in the Department of Management at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Professor Ahlstrom’s research includes managing in Asia, innovation and entrepreneurship, and economic history. He has published over 180 peer-reviewed articles in journals such as the Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of International Business Studies, Organization Science, Journal of Management Studies, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, International Business Review, and International Journal of Research in Marketing. He has served as Editor-in-Chief, Senior Editor, and Consulting Editor of both official journals of the Asia Academy of Management: Asia Pacific Journal of Management and Asia Management. He has also served as a Senior Editor for the Journal of World Business. He has guest-edited several special issues for top journals, including APJM, Journal of Management Studies, and Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice. In 2019, Professor Ahlstrom was co-chair of the Asia Academy of Management biennial conference in Bali, Indonesia, where he became one of the inaugural Fellows.

	Director: Wendong Li (Chinese University of Hong Kong, China)
	Wendong Li is a tenured associate professor in the Department of Management at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Prior to joining CUHK, he worked as an assistant professor at Kansas State University. His research and teaching interests focus on leadership, proactivity, work design, individual differences, and recently change-related issues in organizational research. His work has been published in leading management and general science journals including the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), Journal of Personal and Social Psychology, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, and has also been covered in media outlets such as the Economist, USA Today, LA Times, and South China Morning Post. His research has won several awards including the Hogan Award for Personality and Work Performance from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and International HRM Scholarly Achievement Award from the Academy of Management. He is an associate editor for the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, a senior editor for Asia Pacific Journal of Management and Management and Organizational Review, and a contributing editor for the Journal of Applied Psychology. He is also an editor for an upcoming special issue at Journal of Organizational Behavior and a board member of reviewing editors for PNAS Nexus. In 2024, Professor Li was co-chair of the Asia Academy of Management biennial conference in Miri, Malaysia.

	Director: Jane Lu (City University of Hong Kong, China)
	Jane Lu is a Chair Professor at the Department of Management, College of Business, City University of Hong Kong. She received her MBA from China Europe International Business School and PhD from the Ivey School of Business, Western University. Before joining academia, she worked as an export manager in a large international trade company and as the head of the corporate finance department of a Dutch bank in Shanghai. Her management experience has significantly shaped her research interests. Professor Lu’s research centers on the intersection of organization theory and strategy with a focus on international strategy and non-market strategy. Her earlier research investigates broad issues underlying a firm’s international strategy, as well as specific strategic questions, such as how to make a successful foreign entry into a country or how to manage successfully in a foreign country. Her recent research continues this line but focuses on emerging market firms and their non-market strategies. Her work has appeared in leading journals, including the Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, and Journal of International Business Studies. She is among the top 2% of the world’s most highly cited scholars in business & management. Professor Lu served as Editor-in-Chief of the Asia Pacific Journal of Management (2016-2018) and the President of the Asia Academy of Management (2020-2024). She is currently a Senior Editor of the Journal of World Business and a Consulting Editor of the Journal of International Business Studies. She is an elected Fellow and Vice President (administration) of the Academy of International Business.

Director: Jane Lu (City University of Hong Kong, China)

Jane Lu is a Chair Professor at the Department of Management, College of Business, City University of Hong Kong. She received her MBA from China Europe International Business School and PhD from the Ivey School of Business, Western University. Before joining academia, she worked as an export manager in a large international trade company and as the head of the corporate finance department of a Dutch bank in Shanghai. Her management experience has significantly shaped her research interests.

Professor Lu’s research centers on the intersection of organization theory and strategy with a focus on international strategy and non-market strategy. Her earlier research investigates broad issues underlying a firm’s international strategy, as well as specific strategic questions, such as how to make a successful foreign entry into a country or how to manage successfully in a foreign country. Her recent research continues this line but focuses on emerging market firms and their non-market strategies. Her work has appeared in leading journals, including the Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, and Journal of International Business Studies. She is among the top 2% of the world’s most highly cited scholars in business & management.

Professor Lu served as Editor-in-Chief of the Asia Pacific Journal of Management (2016-2018) and the President of the Asia Academy of Management (2020-2024). She is currently a Senior Editor of the Journal of World Business and a Consulting Editor of the Journal of International Business Studies. She is an elected Fellow and Vice President (administration) of the Academy of International Business.

	Director: Mike Peng (University of Texas at Dallas, USA)
	Mike Peng (PhD, University of Washington) is the Jindal Chair of Global Strategy and Executive Director of the Center for Global Business, Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas. He is President of the Asia Academy of Management (AAOM), where he is a Fellow. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of International Business (AIB) and a National Science Foundation (NSF) Career Award winner. He previously served on the faculty at the Ohio State University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and University of Hawaii. He was a visiting professor in Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, Hong Kong, Mexico, and Vietnam. At AAOM, Professor Peng served as Editor-in-Chief for the Asia Pacific Journal of Management (2007–2009), Program Chair for the main conference in Bali, Indonesia (2019), and Vice President (2020–2024). As President (2024–2026), he is leading two major initiatives: (1) launching a Special Conference series, which will commence in Bangkok, Thailand, in June 2025; (2) rebranding the Asian Case Research Journal to become a practitioner-oriented, insights-rich new journal Asia Management, which will be launched in 2026. Professor Peng’s research is both prolific and impactful. He has published over 170 articles in leading journals. His three market-leading textbooks, Global Business, Global Strategy, and Global, have been translated in Chinese, Portuguese, and Spanish; and adapted for the Europe/EMEA and India/South Asia markets. He has 66,000+ GoogleScholar citations and an H-index of 102. As of September 1, 2024, according to GoogleScholar citations, he is ranked #1, #3, and #8 in the world, respectively, in the fields of global strategy, international business, and strategic management. Professor Peng is also an active consultant. His consulting clients include AstraZeneca, Berlitz, Ericsson, Hong Kong Research Grants Council, MTR Hong Kong, Nationwide, SAFRAN, Texas Instruments, UK Government Office for Science, and The World Bank.

Director: Mike Peng (University of Texas at Dallas, USA)

Mike Peng (PhD, University of Washington) is the Jindal Chair of Global Strategy and Executive Director of the Center for Global Business, Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas. He is President of the Asia Academy of Management (AAOM), where he is a Fellow. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of International Business (AIB) and a National Science Foundation (NSF) Career Award winner. He previously served on the faculty at the Ohio State University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and University of Hawaii. He was a visiting professor in Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, Hong Kong, Mexico, and Vietnam.

At AAOM, Professor Peng served as Editor-in-Chief for the Asia Pacific Journal of Management (2007–2009), Program Chair for the main conference in Bali, Indonesia (2019), and Vice President (2020–2024). As President (2024–2026), he is leading two major initiatives: (1) launching a Special Conference series, which will commence in Bangkok, Thailand, in June 2025; (2) rebranding the Asian Case Research Journal to become a practitioner-oriented, insights-rich new journal Asia Management, which will be launched in 2026.

Professor Peng’s research is both prolific and impactful. He has published over 170 articles in leading journals. His three market-leading textbooks, Global Business, Global Strategy, and Global, have been translated in Chinese, Portuguese, and Spanish; and adapted for the Europe/EMEA and India/South Asia markets. He has 66,000+ GoogleScholar citations and an H-index of 102. As of September 1, 2024, according to GoogleScholar citations, he is ranked #1, #3, and #8 in the world, respectively, in the fields of global strategy, international business, and strategic management.

Professor Peng is also an active consultant. His consulting clients include AstraZeneca, Berlitz, Ericsson, Hong Kong Research Grants Council, MTR Hong Kong, Nationwide, SAFRAN, Texas Instruments, UK Government Office for Science, and The World Bank.

	Director: Liqun Wei (Hong Kong Baptist University, China)
	Liqun Wei is a Professor of Management at the School of Business of Hong Kong Baptist University and was the Head of the Department of Management (2013-14). Her research areas include strategic human resource management, senior management teams and business strategies of Chinese firms. She has published over 50 articles in internationally renowned management journals such as AMJ, JIBs, JMS, OBHDP, and others. Currently being the co-editor of the Asian Pacific Journal of Management, she is on editorial review board of Journal of Management Studies, Group and Organization Management, and International Journal of Human Resource Management. Serving the Strategic Advisory Council of Journal of Management Studies, she is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Society for Advanced Management Studies (SAMS) in the UK. Conducting research on the founding teams recently, she actively provides consulting and advisory services to small-and-medium-sized enterprises in China. Professor Wei obtained a Ph.D. in Management in 2004, after studying at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She was the Deputy Director of the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Program (2012-21).