Professor Neville Ying is Executive Director Jamaica Diaspora Institute and Professor (Hon), Educational Measurement, Mico University College. Professor Ying has had a distinguished career in the public sector, private sector and Higher Education institutions. His research and consultancy work span the areas of Diaspora Governance and Engagement, Strategic Thinking, Transformational Leadership, Labour and Employment Relations, Corporate Social Responsibility and Organizational Development. Some of the positions in which he has served are: Executive Director, Mona School of Business, Professor of Business Development, Director of Labour Studies, UWI, Mona; Group Vice President, ICD Group ; Chairman and Executive Director Institute of Management & Production ; Project Manager UWI/USAID Management Education Project for establishing the EMBA Programme and the Mona Institute of Business (now the Mona School of Business and Management); President Jamaica Employers’ Federation, Deputy Chairman National Council on Education, member of the Senate, UWI, Member United Nations Team of Experts on Social Responsibility, Chairman Drafting Committee , ILO , Geneva, Global Dialogue Facilitator , Rio + 20 United Nations Conference for Sustainable Development, Technical Advisor, for CXC. He currently serves as member, National Partnership for Jamaica Council, Chairman Overseas Examinations Commission, Chairman Mico Foundation, Chairman Jamaica Flour Mills Foundation, Chairman Advisory Board, Management Institute for National Development, Director , Advisory Board, Jamaica Productivity Centre and Multi-care Foundation. His academic background spans Mathematics, Physics, Measurement, Statistics and Research Designs (Psychometrics), and Strategic Management. He holds a Teachers’ Diploma, Mico College, B.Sc. UWI, M.A. and Ph.D. University of Maryland, USA. He has presented over 100 papers at a wide range of local, regional and international conferences and symposia and has published articles in internationally recognized journals. He has received numerous awards including the Jamaican National Honours of Commander of the Order of Distinction , Mico Gold Medal and the Pelican Award.
