Eugene TAN Kheng Boon

Education

• JSM, Stanford University, 2004
• MSc (Comparative Politics) (with Mark of Distinction), London School of Economics & Political Science, 1998
• LL.B. (Second Upper Honours), National University of Singapore, 1995
• Advocate and Solicitor (Singapore), 1996

Academic Positions Held

Current Appointment:

• Associate Professor of Law, Singapore Management University, Jul 2013-Present

Previous Appointments:

• Co-Director, Centre for Scholars' Development, Office of the Dean of Students, Jan 2012-Dec 2017
• Assistant Professor of Law, Singapore Management University, Jul 2005-Jun 2013
• Lecturer-in-Law, Singapore Management University, 2001-2005
• Senior Tutor, Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore, 1999–2001
• Research Associate, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1998-1999
• Foreign Service Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore, 1996-1997

Other Positions

• Nominated Member of Parliament, 12th Parliament, Parliament of Singapore, Feb 2012-Aug 2014
• Associate, Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore, 2010-Present
• Member, Tan Kah Kee Foundation Postgraduate Scholarship Selection Committee, 2006-present (2014 - Chairman)
• Chairman, Tan Ean Kiam Postgraduate Scholarship Committee, 2014-present
• Member, National Working Group on Social Responsibility [ISO 26000], SPRING Singapore, 2006-present
• Member, Professional Values Chapter of the Professional Affairs Committee, Singapore Academy of Law, 2011-present
• Member, Resource Panel, Chinese Newspapers Division, Singapore Press Holdings, 2011-present
• Member, National Council, National Youth Achievement Award, 2012-present
• Member, Management Committee, Singapore Compact for Corporate Social Responsibility, Singapore, 2012-present
• Member, Advisory Panel, National Youth Council Academy, 2010-2014
• Honorary Secretary, Centre for Non-Profit Leadership, 2009-2013
• Member, Judging Panel, Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Association of Small & Medium Enterprises (ASME) and Rotary International, 2011 & 2012
• Member, Taskforce for Principles for Responsible Business Education, UN Global Compact, 2007

Honours & Awards

Academic:

• Stanford Program in International Legal Studies Scholarship, Stanford Law School, USA, 2004-2005
• Solomon Asch Centre for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict Summer Institute Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, USA, 2005
• Stanford Centre on Conflict and Negotiation Graduate Student Fellowship, Stanford University, USA, 2005
• Fulbright Fellow, 2003-2004
• Fellow, Stanford Program in International Legal Studies, Stanford Law School, USA, 2003-2004
• Tan Kah Kee Foundation Postgraduate Scholarship, Tan Kah Kee Foundation, 2003-2004
• Robert McKenzie Memorial Prize, London School of Economics & Political Science, 1999
• Tun Dato Sir Cheng Lock Tan Scholarship, Tun Dato Sir Cheng Lock Tan Trust Fund and Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 1997-1998

Non-Academic:

• Meritorious Service Award (Kurnia Jasa Gemilang), The Singapore Scout Association, 1996
• Green Leaf Award (Youth), Ministry of the Environment, Singapore, 1994

Courses Taught in SMU

• Constitutional & Administrative Law (LLB/JD)
• Law and Policy of Ethnic Relations in Singapore (LLB/SocSci)
• Managing Ethical Dilemmas and Corporate Governance (MBA)
• Singapore Studies (SocSci)
• Ethics and Social Responsibility (University core curriculum course)
• Corporate Governance and Ethics (EMBA)

Research Areas / Areas of Specialisation

• Constitutional and Administrative Law
• Law, Society, and Public Policy
• Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Corruption, Governance and Public Ethics
• Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict Regulation
• Government and Politics of Singapore

Current Projects

• Management of Ethnic Relations in Singapore
• ASEAN Charter
• Immigration, Citizenship, and Integration
• Religion and the Law
• Corporate Social Responsibility in Singapore