Academic & Professional Qualifications

Richard holds Bachelor of Business degree from Queensland University of Technology, Master of Jurisprudence (Dean‘s List) (International Trade Law) and Doctor of Legal Science (Financial Services Law) from Bond University in Australia. He also completed Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) joint degree course from National Taiwan University (Taipei)/Fudan University (Shanghai) (Dean’s List).

Richard has been Adjunct Professor at National Chengchi University (Taipei) in International Tax Law (2002 to 2019); National Taipei University of Business in International Tax Law (2023 - ), National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Financial Technology & Sustainability (2023 - ), and National Taiwan University’s Post EMBA program since 2020.

Richard is a qualified Certified Public Accountant in Taiwan (Taipei) and the US (State of Washington), and Chartered Accountant in Australia & New Zealand (CAANZ). He is also acting as Chairman of International Affairs Committee, National Federation of ROC (Taiwan) CPA.

Professional Experiences and Honors

Richard was admitted to and has been PwC Taiwan’s partner since July 2002. He has been serving many local and regional positions, including Deputy Tax Leader, Japanese Practice Leader at PwC Taiwan, and PwC Asia Pacific Tax Markets Leader (2012 to 2023).

Prior to PwC Taiwan, Richard was Asia Tax Manager at Lehman Brothers Asia Headquarters in Tokyo, and a Senior Tax Consultant at PwC Australia specialized in international tax and financial services laws. Richard has 30 years of professional and industry experiences in public accounting and taxation services, financial industry and international businesses.

Richard has the winner of the 2019 Australia-Taiwan Distinguished Alumni Award presented by Australian Office in Taipei.

He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, English and Taiwanese dialect.