Adjunct Professor (Sustainable Tourism), Wawasan Open University, Penang, Malaysia
Chief Operating Officer, Cornell Leadership Academy, Malaysia
Director, Business Development, King’s Park Management, Genting Highlands, Malaysia

Prof. Vik Nair was the former President of DISTED College in Penang, Malaysia. He is currently the Adjunct Professor in Wawasan Open University, Malaysia. He also has recently taken over as the Chief Operating Officer of the Cornell Leadership Academy, Malaysia, and the Director, Business Development, King’s Park Management, Genting Highlands, Malaysia. He was the former Dean of Graduate Studies and Research at the University of The Bahamas for almost five years. Previous to that, he was the Director of Research & Development and Professor at Taylor’s University, Malaysia for 19 years. He has more than 30 years’ experience in higher education, sustainable tourism, responsible tourism, rural tourism and environmental management.  He has served in many of the International CHRIE Sub-Committees. He was also the Executive Board of the Tourism Educators Association of Malaysia and Malaysian Ecotourism Association.