Associate Professor Loy Hui Chieh received his bachelor’s degree (honours) in arts and master’s degree in philosophy from National University of Singapore (NUS), before going on to pursue his doctorate in philosophy at University of California, Berkeley. He has been a faculty member of the NUS philosophy department since 2006, and his research interest centres on early Chinese philosophy, though he sometimes teaches classes in Greek philosophy and other topics. He has been the vice dean of external relations and student life for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) at NUS since 2016. In this capacity, he oversees the FASS mentorship programme.