Naubahar SHARIF

Impressed by the Founding President, Naubahar obtained his BBA and MPhil at HKUST. He went on to complete his PhD in the US and later returned to his alma mater. "Hong Kong is carving out a role for itself in the new knowledge-based global economy and repositioning itself in a new relationship with Mainland China. My career goal is to help Hong Kong move forward at this important juncture in our history."

Naubahar has consulted for the Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Commission to create a framework for assessing the impact of innovation on Hong Kong's economy. He also developed a massive open online course (MOOC) on "Science, Technology and Society in China," which was hailed as Asia's first MOOC. He received the HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science Best Teacher Award twice.