Richard Petty

Dr Richard Petty is a policy advisor, entrepreneur and awarded academic. Based in Hong Kong, Richard has lived and worked in Greater China since the 1990’s. He is a past Chairman of the Australian Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong & Macau and CPA Australia, and is founding Vice Chairman, Hong Kong ASEAN Economic Cooperation Foundation.

Richard sits on the board of listed companies in the United States and Australia, has advised on projects with an aggregate economic impact in the hundreds of billions of dollars, and has led reviews of several economies and studies on economic competitiveness.

A former board member of International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), for several years Richard served as a member of the B20—the official G20 dialogue forum with the global business community—on the Financing Growth and Infrastructure Taskforce.

Richard has been professor or visiting professor at several business schools and delivered lectures and addresses at many universities including Stanford Graduate School of Business, Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Cambridge University, University of New South Wales, Kellogg-HKUST, The University of Sydney, Emory University, and The University of Hong Kong.

A keynote speaker at dozens of conferences, Richard has presented in more than 20 countries as an invited speaker for organizations including the OECD, Pacific Basin Economic Council, and Hong Kong Federation of Industries, and provided commentary on CNBC, Bloomberg, BBC, ABC, The Wall Street Journal, The South China Morning Post, and many others.

Richard has authored or co-authored more than 100 academic and professional works including several books, and several of his peer reviewed academic papers are among the top cited in their fields. He has served on the editorial boards of a number of academic journals including Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, Australian Accounting Review, and the Journal of Intellectual Capital.

Richard holds several degrees, including a PhD. He was awarded the university medal for his undergraduate studies. He is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, CPA Australia, and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.