Nationality Singapore | Name Teck-Hua Ho | |
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Born May 10, 1961 (age 62) ( 1961-05-10 ) Singapore Institution National University of Singapore Alma mater National University of Singapore, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Contributions Behavioral Economics; Marketing; Management Science Education University of Pennsylvania, National University of Singapore, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Fields Marketing, Behavioral economics | ||
World Academic Summit: In conversation with Singapore's minister for education
Teck-Hua Ho is the deputy president (research & technology) and Tan Chin Tuan Centennial Professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Prior to that, he was the William Halford Jr. Family Professor of Marketing at the Haas School of Business (University of California, Berkeley). He will become senior deputy president and provost of NUS on 1 January 2018. He is also the executive chairman of AI.SG, a national research and development programme, and chairman of Singapore Data Science Consortium.
Contents
- World Academic Summit In conversation with Singapores minister for education
- Education
- Career
- Selected papers
- References
Education
Ho obtained a bachelor's degree with first class honours in electrical engineering in 1985 and a master's degree in computer and information sciences in 1989 from NUS. He then obtained a master's degree in 1991 and a PhD in 1993 in decision sciences from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Career
Prior to becoming deputy president (research & technology), Ho was vice president (research strategy) at NUS. He is also professor of economics and marketing at the NUS Business School. Ho also serves as director of the NUS Centre for Behavioural Economics.
From 2002 to 2015, Ho was a professor at the Haas School of Business. At the School, he was the William Halford, Jr. Family Chair in Marketing and director of the Asia Business Center. He was also associate dean of academic affairs (2004-2006) and chair of the marketing group (2004-2006 and 2008-2011). While at the Haas School, he won numerous awards, including the Williamson Award, named for the UC Berkeley faculty member Oliver E. Williamson, the 2009 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences. The award is the Haas School’s highest faculty award, and celebrates honorees who best reflect the character and integrity associated with Williamson’s scholarly work and legacy. Ho has also won the Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award and three Earl F. Cheit Awards for Excellence in Teaching.
From 1997 to 2002, Ho was associate professor of marketing at the Wharton School. Prior to his time at the Wharton School, he was assistant professor of operations and technology management at the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
Ho's research interests include behavioral game theory and alternatives to equilibrium models, behavioral change in the field, and data-driven decision sciences.
He is the current editor-in-chief of Management Science, a board member of the National University Health System and the National Environment Agency, and a fellow at the Civil Service College Singapore.