Professor Chau has over 30-year extensive experience in venture development and investment in the Asian Pacific region. He is the Founding Chairman of PAVD (http://pavd.info), a non-profit oriented platform with over 80 active angels, super-angels, venture capitalists and private equity investors. In addition, he is in the Board of several technology ventures and listed companies. Academia wise, he is adjunct professor in the CUHK Business School and Shenzhen Finance Institute, teaching courses covering venture capital & private equity, entrepreneurship, fundraising, technology commercialization in EMBA, MBA and MBM programs. He is also a Specialist of the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications.

Prior to the current engagements, he was professor of practice in entrepreneurship in the CUHK Business School, adjunct professor in the NUS Business School, professor in the Asia University (Taiwan), the Program Director of the PAVD-RAIN (Round-A-INvestors) Program and the Curriculum Director of the Protégé VC Training Program in Singapore Management University. He holds an applied mathematics degree, a law degree, a master degree and a doctorate degree in business administration, and is a fellow member of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants of the United Kingdom.