Ricky Cheng, executive vice president of United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, has responsibilities for development but also gives special attention to the organisation’s strategic planning and future directions.

Prior to joining the United Board, Cheng was the founding director who established the Office of Institutional Advancement at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in 2003. His responsibility at CUHK covered all areas of advancement. He also has more than 20 years of professional and business experience in the private sector. Cheng is a keen volunteer of CASE and currently serves as the vice chair of CASE Council for Asia-Pacific. He has chaired the CASE Asia-Pacific Advancement Conference twice and has spoken at many conferences.