Prof. Albert Chuying TEO

BA, BSocSci(Hons), MS, PhD

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8393-7696
SCOPUS Author ID: 7003639037

Professor Albert Teo joined Tung Wah University of Hong Kong (Former named: Tung Wah College) in January 2019. Prior to joining TWUHK, he was an associate professor in the School of Business, National University of Singapore (NUS). While in NUS, he also took on various leadership roles: founding director of the Chua Thian Poh Community Leadership Centre; founding director of the Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy; and deputy director of the University Scholars Programme.

Albert received his PhD degree from the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley. His current academic interests are in the areas of social entrepreneurship, community development, social impact measurement, organizational ecology, institutional theory, and social networks. He has published in journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, and Industrial and Corporate Change.

Albert is active in community engagement. He currently serves as a member of the regional council of the Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia. He has conducted workshops and provided advice on social impact assessment to various non-profit organizations, philanthropic foundations, and social enterprises in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines. He is currently engaged in various applied research projects to assess the social impact of non-profit organizations and social enterprises in Hong Kong and the Asian region. Prior to his relocation from Singapore to Hong Kong, he served as the leader of a volunteer group offering massage services to patients in the HIV/AIDS and geriatric wards in Tan Tock Seng Hospital. He also sat on various Singapore government-appointed committees overseeing programme funding in the social services sector in Singapore.

1. Dean, School of Management, Tung Wah University of Hong Kong, 2021-Present
2. Acting Dean, School of Management, Tung Wah College, 2020-2021
3. Professor, School of Management, Tung Wah College, 2019-Present
4. Programme Leader, Bachelor of Management (Honours) in Social and Business Sustainability Programme, School of Management, Tung Wah College, 2019-Present
5. Founding Director, Chua Thian Poh Community Leadership Centre, National University of Singapore, 2017-2018
6. Founding Director, Chua Thian Poh Community Leadership Programme, National University of Singapore, 2011-2017
7. Founding Director, Centre for Social Entrepreneurship & Philanthropy, National University of Singapore, 2008-2011
8. Deputy Director, University Scholars Programme, National University of Singapore, 2003-2018
9. Associate Professor, University Scholars Programme, National University of Singapore, 2001-2018
10. Associate Professor, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore, 2001-2018
11. Assistant Professor, University Scholars Programme, National University of Singapore, 1999-2000
12. Assistant Professor, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore, 1998-2000
13. Senior Lecturer, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore, 1998
14. Lecturer, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore, 1994-1997
15. Senior Tutor, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore, 1987-1994
16. Senior Officer, Singapore National Productivity Board, 1986-1987
17. Executive Officer, The Insurance Corporation of Singapore, 1986