Prof. Chris Patel BCom(Hons), MCom(Hons), PGCE., Ph.D., CMA., CA.

• Professor in Department of Accounting and Finance at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
• Extensive university teaching experiences in Fiji, Australia, and New Zealand.
• Visiting scholar at graduate schools in the USA and Canada.
• Publishes extensively in professional and scholarly refereed journals and received a number of "Best Paper" awards at International Conferences and by scholarly journals.
• Provided research assistance to Asian Development Bank and World Health Organization.
• Provided research and teaching assistance to the various universities in emerging countries, such as Samoa, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and Malaysia.