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Dr Chan Cheah
Chan Cheah was originally from Malaysia and completed her Cambridge A Level schooling in Singapore. She came here as an overseas student doing computer science in RMIT. She later became an Australian and worked in the corporate sector and several government agencies, including foreign government initiatives lead by the Malaysian and Korean governments. She had worked in firms like JP Morgan, ANZ Banking Group, Fosters Brewery, Telstra, the Victorian Land Titles Office, Honeywell and many small to medium size enterprises especially in the information technology and innovation spaces.
Complimenting her over 20 years of successful, rich and deep experiences in corporate & international management functions and projects, Chan also has a number of academic accomplishments in computer science, banking and finance, strategy & cross culture management, multi-site project management and business and ICT integration areas, from degree to PhD levels.
She is presently working in research and development (R&D) and commercialisation areas in the fields of governance, ICT innovation, corporate social responsibility and 21st century leadership development.
Chan has many years in strategic community development, which started as a personal interest in the 1990s and continues to this day. In the past, she participated in management and project roles in the Malaysian Association of Victoria, the Singapore’s Merlion Club and the Chinese Association of Victorian. Presently, she is an active advisory member and active consumer in several health institutions and also in local government and several small community groups in Monash.
She is a strategic networker and skilled in establishing strategic partnerships and programs for community, R&D and industry organisations. She also helped and mentored many international students in their academic studies, find employment in the corporate sector, and connecting them to local communities and local government networks to further their their learning in real situations and integration with Australians.