Prof. Janny Leung obtained an S.B. degree in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University, an M.A. in Mathematics from Oxford University and a Ph.D. in Operations Research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Before returning to Hong Kong in 1996, she was a faculty member at Yale University and the University of Arizona.

Her main research interests are combinatorial optimization, transportation logistics and operational research. In Hong Kong, she has collaborated with local companies on projects involving workforce scheduling, facility layout, supply chain management and public transit planning. She has published in many academic journals, has been invited as plenary speaker at major international conferences, and served on the editorial boards of the leading journals in her field. Her research has been well-supported by the National Science Foundation of USA and the Hong Kong Research Grants Council. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and a Fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (Informs).

Having studied and worked in collegiate universities for most of her career, she is a strong believer in the value of the learning environment that a College can provide to its members — both students and faculty members. Before joining CKYC, she was the founding Master of Shaw College of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (2016-2019). Prior to that, she served as the Deputy Master and Dean of Students of Morningside College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2010-2016).

In her spare time, she enjoys rowing, hiking and travelling, having visited all seven continents.

Professor Kevin Zhen earned his PhD in economics from the University of Cambridge. He has many years of living experience in residential colleges at Cambridge. As a scholar, his academic field is industrial economics. He published the world’s first book on China’s retailing and the first book on introduction to China’s capital markets. He likes teaching and has taught many undergraduate courses, such as Principles of Economics, International Economics, China’s Economy, Investments, Strategic Management, International Business, etc., and some MBA courses, such as Global Marketing Strategy, for Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), and some professional courses for the Hong Kong CPA Association. He was a joint professor and a supervisor for PhD students at HKBU.

As an educator, Professor Zhen is a pioneer of internationalization in high education and is active in education reform. He was one of the early founders of the first joint-venture university between Hong Kong and the Mainland, Beijing Normal University – Hong Kong Baptist University United International College. He was the founding program director of four programs: Financial Mathematics, Applied Economics, Finance and Accounting there. Professor Zhen was the Vice-President of Global Affairs and Student Recruitment at the Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhuhai. He built two colleges collaborating with American and French universities within three years. He was the founding Dean of Sino-US College, which has developed 9 joint programs collaborating with 5 American top universities, and the founding Dean of Bryant University Zhuhai.

Professor Zhen actively engages in cultural and arts activities. He built an international alliance of art and design schools involving universities from different continents. He likes Chinese traditional culture and promoting Confucianism.