I have a vested interest in fostering social and economic opportunities through providing better access to quality education. My main focus is on the fast-growing international higher education sector, with particular attention paid to online learning technologies and their application. I have over twenty years of experience in higher education as a teacher, scholar, aid worker, and business developer. Most recently, I worked in China, Korea, Europe, and North America establishing university partnerships and bolstering global student recruitment. Before that, I worked with Indonesian and American government agencies to strengthen higher education in Indonesia and foster research and academic exchanges between the two countries. Through my scholarly, humanitarian, and commercial work I have acquired an in-depth understanding of higher education systems and markets in Southeast and East Asia, Europe, and North America.I also have extensive international experience in humanitarian aid and development. Through senior-level positions at the United Nations and various international NGO’s I acquired a direct working knowledge of a range of key sectors: macro-economic development, conflict prevention, public health, micro-finance, diplomacy, environmental protection, and education. These varied professional experiences involved working with, and creating linkages between, the private sector, government, and international agencies in diverse settings. My extensive and varied professional background pushed me to acquire a range of linguistic and cross-cultural skills, managerial experience, and an in-depth understanding of organizational development in diverse international settings.