Teck-Hua Ho | |
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Born |
Singapore |
May 10, 1961
Nationality | Singapore |
Institution | National University of Singapore |
Field | Marketing; Behavioral Economics |
Alma mater | National University of Singapore, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania |
Contributions | Behavioral Economics; Marketing; Management Science |
Information at IDEAS / RePEc |
Teck-Hua Ho is the Deputy President (Research & Technology) at the National University of Singapore. Prior to that, he was the William Halford Jr. Family Professor of Marketing at the Haas School of Business (University of California, Berkeley).
Ho obtained a B.S. in electrical engineering in 1985 and an M.S. in computer and information sciences in 1989 from the National University of Singapore. He then obtained an M.A. in 1991 and a Ph.D. in 1993 in decision sciences from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Prior to becoming the Deputy President (Research & Technology), Ho was Vice President (Research Strategy) at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He is also Tan Chin Tuan Centennial Professor and professor of economics and marketing at the NUS Business School. Ho also serves as director of two research centers in the University: the Centre for Behavioural Economics and the NUS Global Asia Institute.
From 2002 to 2015, Ho was a professor at the Haas School of Business. At the School, he was the William Halford, Jr. Family Chair in Marketing and director of the Asia Business Center. He was also associate dean of academic affairs (2004-2006) and chair of the marketing group (2004-2006 and 2008-2011). While at the Haas School, he won numerous awards, including the Williamson Award, named for the UC Berkeley faculty member Oliver E. Williamson, the 2009 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences. The award is the Haas School’s highest faculty award, and celebrates honorees who best reflect the character and integrity associated with Williamson’s scholarly work and legacy. Ho has also won the Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award and three Earl F. Cheit Awards for Excellence in Teaching.