Liao, Ming（廖明）

Biography

Professor Ming Liao has over two decades of practical experience in creating comprehensive AI and digital transformation solutions across diverse industries, including Technology, Consumer Goods, Retail, Luxury, Automotive, Pharmaceuticals, and Financial Services. He has a distinguished track record of delivering high-quality solutions that have produced significant business impact. He has held senior management positions in leading multinational companies, such as Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Meta, Huawei, Unilever etc., across the United States, Singapore, and China.

Currently, Professor Liao serves as a Professor of Practice in Business Analytics within the Department of Decisions, Operations, and Technology at CUHK Business School. His research and teaching interests are Generative AI, Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, Marketing, Fintech, and ESG. In addition, he is the Director of Research at the Asia-Pacific Institute of Business. Professor Liao has been leading and designing executive education programs and has collaborated on applied research projects with various corporations.

Before joining CUHK, Professor Liao was a Partner, Vice President of Data Science at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where he developed Generative AI/data strategies, evaluated and prioritized use cases, and led the end-to-end AI/ML project implementation to empower organizations to leverage AI-driven digital transformation to achieve competitive growth and drive exceptional results. He was also an adjunct Professor at New York University (NYU) and China Europe International Business School (CEIBS). Ming holds a PhD from Duke University in the USA, where his research focused on Bayesian Machine Learning.

Teaching Areas

Generative AI
Machine Learning
Digital Transformation
Marketing
ESG