Tsun Yan Hsieh
Professor (Practice) at NUS Institute of Systems Science

Biography
NUS Institute of Systems Science
Tsun-yan Hsieh is Chairman of LinHart Group PTE Ltd., a firm he founded in 2010 to provide leadership services internationally. Mr. Hsieh, a resident of Singapore, has extensive consulting experience in business strategy, leadership development and corporate transformation. Mr. Hsieh joined McKinsey & Company in 1980 and was elected a director from 1990 to 2008, when he retired. During his tenure, he served as Managing Director of Canada and ASEAN practices and led McKinsey’s Organization and Leadership Practice globally.
At the National University of Singapore, Mr. Hsieh holds the joint appointment of Provost Chair Professor at the Business School and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. He serves on the board of the following non-public companies and not-for-profit and other organizations: Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore, LinHart Group PTE Ltd. (Chairman/Director), Manulife US Real Estate Management Pte Ltd. (Chair), National University of Singapore Business School (Management Advisory Board), Singapore Institute of Management (Member of Governing Council) and Singapore Institute of Management Pte Ltd. Mr. Hsieh has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Education Qualifications
- MBA, Harvard Business School, Harvard University, USA, 1980
- Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada, 1974
Academic Experience
- Adjunct Professor, National University of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 2010 - current
- Provost''s Chair Professor (joint appointment), NUS Business School & NUS LKYSPP School, 2010 - current
- Management Advisory Board Member, NUS Business School, 2008 - current
Corporate Experience
- Independent Director, Singapore Airlines, 2012 - current
- Independent Director, Board of Directors, Manulife Financial Corporation, 2011 - current
- Independent Director, Board of Directors, Bharti Airtel Limited, 2010 - current
- Lead Counselor, Linhart Group, 2008 - current
- Chairman, Linhart Group, 2008 - current
- Board of Directors, Sony Corporation, 2008 - current
- Independent Director, Sony Corporation, 2008 - current
- Executive Committee, Board of Governors, Singapore International Foundation, 2001 - current
- Director (Senior Partner), McKinsey & Company, 1980 - 2008
Videos
2014 Sep U@live featuring Professor Hsieh Tsun-Yan
IQ HitList Special #5 with Hsieh Tsun-Yan
LinHart Group Tsun-yan Hsieh on Scaling up
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