Mr. Biddle is the Professor of Financial Accounting at the University of Melbourne and visiting professor at Columbia University, University of Hong Kong (“HKU”) and London Business School. Mr. Biddle earned his MBA and PhD degrees at University of Chicago. He previously served as a professor at University of Chicago, University of Washington, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (“HKUST”) and HKU, and as a visiting professor at China Europe International Business School (China), Fudan University (China), University of Glasgow (UK), Institute for Management (IMD) (Switzerland) and Skolkovo Business School (Russia). Regarding academic leadership, Mr. Biddle served as the Dean and Chair Professor at HKU, and as the Academic Dean, Department Head, Council member, Court member, Senate member and Chair Professor at HKUST. Professionally, he is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Australian Institute of Company Directors, CPA Australia and Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“HKICPA”). Mr. Biddle is a member of the American Accounting Association Executive Board, and as a Vice-President and Invited President-Elect Candidate, and a member of each of the Accounting Hall of Fame Selection Committee, Financial Reporting Review Panel of the Financial Reporting Council of Hong Kong, HKICPA Council, Accreditation and Financial Reporting Standards Committees of HKICPA, and Hong Kong Institute of Directors Training Committee; and as the President and co-founding Council Member of the Hong Kong Academic Accounting Association. Mr. Biddle is a leading expert in financial and management accounting, value creation, economic forecasting, corporate governance and performance metrics.