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Professor Liang Tan is a Professor of Practice in Management and Strategy at HKU Business School and Programme Director of Customized Programmes for Executive Education.

Guided by his core mission to connect, develop, and inspire leaders of today and tomorrow, Professor Tan focuses on strategy-to-execution in an era shaped by the dual transformations of AI and globalization. His research and practice span three interrelated areas: strategy-to-execution, organizational and cultural transformation, and leadership system design and development.

Professor Tan has developed the 1391 Strategy-to-Execution Framework, which uses the “Three Capabilities and Nine Questions” approach to help enterprises strengthen their strategic, organizational, and leadership capabilities, address critical questions arising from AI transformation and global expansion, and develop enterprise-specific strategy-to-execution roadmaps.

Professor Tan has long worked at the intersection of strategy, organization, and people. His practice centres on two major transformation contexts: enterprise AI transformation and global business expansion. He works with CEOs, senior management teams, key enterprise talent, and future leaders, helping organizations translate strategic choices into organizational capabilities, leadership systems, and actionable transformation initiatives.

Before joining HKU, Professor Tan held senior leadership roles at GE and Alibaba Group. He previously served as Dean of GE Crotonville China, Global Executive Dean of Alibaba Corporate University, CHRO of Alibaba’s B2C Retail Business Group, and Head of Organizational Transformation and Talent Development for Taobao and Tmall Group. Across these roles, he accumulated extensive practical experience in strategy implementation, organizational and cultural transformation, global leadership system development, corporate university building, and CEO and senior team development.