Alan Chow

Background

About Alan Chow

Prof. Alan Chow has over 25 years of experiences in the financial and commercial sectors having held different senior management positions at various leading international financial institutions and a listed company in Hong Kong. He retired in 2008 to focus on the promotion of charitable causes and has since been offering his time generously to serve a number of tertiary education institutions, government grant committees, nonprofits and family foundations, including being the CEO of The D. H. Chen Foundation between 2013 - 2019. He is also currently an Adjunct Professor at the JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong The unique combination of experiences from the financial and philanthropic sectors complemented with extensive involvement on both the funder and NGO side has enabled Alan to bring creative ideas and innovative solutions to addressing social issues, to apply his knowledge in governance, strategic planning and financial management to building capacity for non-profits, and to bridge the gaps between funders & NGOs. As a firm believer of “investing today, impacting tomorrow”, Alan is most passionate about education, youth development and capacity building for NGOs. He also enjoys connecting funders, NGOs and other like-minded partners to collaborate for social betterment. Public bodies and non-profits that Prof. Chow is currently serving include- Member, Schwarzman Scholars Selection Panel, Tsinghua University - Honorary Advisor, QSIP Advisory Committee, Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research, CUHK - Honorary Advisor, Catalyst Education Lab - Honorary Advisor, Koo Foundation - Member, The Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund, HKSAR - Member, Community Investment & Inclusion Fund, HKSAR