Boon Tan

Biography:

Boon Tan is a Faculty Member at International Business University (IBU). He specializes in global business management, strategic management, sustainability and social responsibility, global value chains, and business analytics.

With more than 30 years of professional experience across Canada and the Asia Pacific region, Boon Tan brings a practitioner’s perspective to business education. His career spans management consulting, telecommunications, technology services, and entrepreneurship, with experience in start-ups, SMEs, and enterprise-level organizations. He draws on this background to help students connect business concepts with real-world industry challenges.

Before joining IBU, he taught in the post-graduate Global Business Management program at Sault College (Toronto campus). There he taught more than 400 international students across eight courses, including strategic business management, global value chains, sustainability and social responsibility, business analytics, project management, and professional communication. He was named Instructor of the Year in his first year of teaching. His student-centred, team-based approach has earned an average student rating of 4.6 out of 5.

Academic and Professional Contributions:

Boon Tan has held senior leadership roles with leading organizations in Canada and Asia. These include Vice President of Business Development and Strategy at Pacnet in Singapore, where he headed planning, strategy, and customer management for a CDN$47 million internet service provider business. He also served as Vice President at Packet One International, serving 4G wireless operators across Asia, Oceania, South America, and EMEA. Earlier roles include Director of IS/IT Service Development at Nortel Networks, Management Consultant at Bell Canada, and Team Leader at Ernst & Young.

As Co-Founder of GrowthLogic, a SaaS company offering e-learning for start-ups and early-stage entrepreneurs, he led strategy, financial planning, fundraising, product development, and go-to-market activities. He continues to work as a management and ICT consultant. He has mentored early-stage founders at the Cryptochicks Hatchery blockchain incubator and served as Architect-in-Residence for the University of Toronto’s Master of Engineering in Telecommunications program.

Areas of Expertise:

Boon Tan’s areas of expertise include:

• Global business management
• Strategic management
• Sustainability and corporate social responsibility
• Global value chains and international trade
• Business analytics and data strategy
• Project management
• Entrepreneurship and start-ups
• Business development and go-to-market strategy
• Telecommunications and technology services
• Professional communication