Paul Tan

Paul Tan, CFA has an extensive work experience in the education industry, with a focus on partnership development, strategy, and business development. Paul currently holds the position of Vice President, Asia Pacific at Cintana Education, where they are responsible for building the Cintana Alliance, an international network of universities aimed at expanding access to high-quality post-secondary education. Prior to this role, Paul served as the Director of Partnerships and Strategy, Asia at Cintana Education.

Before joining Cintana Education, Paul worked at Laureate International Universities as an M&A Advisor and later as the Senior Director of Business Development and Regional Initiatives for Asia Pacific. In these roles, they played a key role in developing growth strategies, executing mergers and acquisitions, and performing corporate finance work for the largest network of private universities globally.

Paul also has experience in the higher education sector in Malaysia, having served on the Executive Committee of INTI International University & Colleges, a leading higher education group in the country. Additionally, they held the position of Executive Director and Acting Managing Director at INTI College Indonesia, responsible for the college's operations in Indonesia.

Prior to their roles in the education industry, Paul worked at Astro All Asia Networks plc, where they served as an Assistant Vice President of Business Development and Corporate Finance. In this role, they were involved in M&A and investments across various media sectors in countries such as Australia, Indonesia, India, and Singapore.

Paul began their career at PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services as a member of their advisory team.

Throughout their career, Paul has demonstrated expertise in strategic planning, partnership development, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance. Paul holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

Paul Tan, CFA, holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Management from Oxford Brookes University. Additionally, they obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Universiti Tun Abdul Razak. In terms of certifications, Paul has completed the Data Science Methodology and Tools for Data Science courses offered by IBM. Paul is also a Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) Charterholder, having received this designation from the CFA Institute. The specific dates of completion for the certifications are not provided.