Profile questions of Nicholas Lum, Dean of ELM Graduate School

I am a learner and explorer. I like to learn new things, new cultures and new knowledge as I don’t know what I don’t know. I like to explore new opportunities, new food and new friendships as I continue to discover new frontiers.

I spent my early childhood in Kota Bahru, went to Singapore to study at age ten. Went to Catholic High School and then Hwa Chong Junior College. Ten years later I was offered the Australian Government Scholarship to study at The University of Melbourne for my Bachelor (Honours) and Masters (Honours) degree in Financial Economics. I then worked in the financial industry with HSBC Bank and a consulting firm specialising in corporate valuations and fundings. I joined the academic industry and was the founding Regional Director of the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) Malaysia chapter from year 2007 to year 2016. I was part of the three-men senior management team to successfully list one of the largest IPOs in Asia excluding Japan in year 2010. I earned my Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D) from Victoria University, Australia and I was facilitating Financial Engineering course at Xiamen University Malaysia before joining the ELM Graduate School at HELP University.

I love to travel and enjoy casual golf during my spare time. I am also interested in Chinese culture and is exploring the dialectic of eastern and western thinking.