Professor Chris DORAN has over 20 years of experience in consulting, working as a consultant in large and small firms, as an internal consultant in a staff role, and as a client. He learned how to be a consultant at McKinsey & Co, the world’s leading management consultancy. He was based in the London and Delhi Offices, rising from business analyst to associate to engagement manager.

He has been an internal consultant for 10 years within major multinationals. He has been Strategy Director for A.S. Watson (the retail division of Hutchison Whampoa), Lend Lease (one of Australia’s largest Real Estate companies), and UDV, the US$2 billion operating profit drinks division of Diageo plc. His responsibilities have included M&A, corporate strategy, new ventures, and running the strategic planning process for over 50 business units in 34 countries. He, therefore, has first-hand experience with the challenges and opportunities of consulting in a staff role and getting the best from consultants as a client.

In addition to teaching in the HKUST MBA program, he is currently CEO Asia for the Strategic Thinking Group, an international Group of leading strategy practitioners who assist Chief Executive Officers of organisations around the world to craft, execute, and sustain their strategic direction.

Prior to his MBA from INSEAD in France, he has a first-class Master in Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Cambridge in England.