Hugh Thomas

Prof. Hugh Thomas was born and raised in western Canada, living in Edmonton and Winnipeg. He received his bachelor of arts, honors, in history from the University of Alberta, postgraduate diplomas in Chinese language from the Beijing Language and Culture University and history from Nanjing University, an MBA from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a PhD in International Business and Finance from the Stern School of Business, New York University. He participated in founding China’s first business school, the National Center for Industrial Science and Technology Management at Dalian in 1980 and subsequently worked in banking and consulting in Hong Kong for seven years. He was tenured at CUHK from 2003 to 2013 and has been at CUHK-Shenzhen since 2015. Prior to joining CUHK, he was an associate professor in the Finance Department of McMaster University in Canada. He is married to Joanna HSIUNG Kai Chau and has two sons, Owen and Jason. He enjoys cross-country skiing, windsurfing, walking and singing.

Research Interests

• Global Financial Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Banking

Education

• New York University - PhD, International Finance 1987 - 1991
• Nanjing University - Post Graduate Diploma , History 1977 - 1978
• The Chinese University of Hong Kong - MBA, Finance 1978
• Beijing Language and Culture University - Post Graduate Diploma, Chinese Language 1976 - 1977
• University of Alberta - History 1970 - 1976