Dr Lawrence Loh is Director, Centre for Governance, Institutions and Organisations (CGIO) at the NUS Business School, National University of Singapore. He is also Deputy Head and Associate Professor of Strategy and Policy at the School.

At CGIO, Dr Loh leads the new Singapore Governance and Transparency Index project in collaboration with CPA Australia, Singapore Institute of Directors and The Business Times. He also heads the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard project conducted together with the Singapore Institute of Directors under the auspices of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Dr Loh oversees the joint Business Integrity and Sustainability Reporting initiatives with the ASEAN CSR Network.

Dr Loh received a PhD in Management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with a major in strategy and a minor in economics. His doctoral thesis was awarded First Prize in the world doctoral dissertation competition in the field of management information systems.

Dr Loh had served in key leadership positions in universities and alliances across Asia Pacific and Middle East. Dr Loh has been appointed in government committees and think-tanks in education, information communications, and science and technology. He was lead consultant on information and technology policy studies for various government agencies. Dr Loh also consulted for Fortune 500 companies and international organizations in the areas of quality management and technology strategy.

Dr Loh has published in international journals including Management Science, Information Systems Research and Journal of Management Information Systems, and has co-authored a book entitled “The Quest for Global Quality: A Manifestation of Total Quality Management by Singapore Airlines” published by Addison-Wesley.

Dr Loh is a regular commentator on business and economic policy, corporate governance and sustainability for the global media such as BBC News, Bloomberg, CNN and The Washington Post and the Singapore media such as The Business Times, The Straits Times, Channel NewsAsia and The Edge Singapore.

At NUS, Dr Loh teaches strategic management and international business as well as corporate governance and sustainability for undergraduate, graduate and executive programs.