Pioneering Legal Scholar and Social Enterprise Innovator
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The University of Hong KongDavid L. Bishop serves as Associate Professor of Teaching in Accounting and Law at The University of Hong Kong and teaches at Fudan University's International MBA Program, where he has established himself as a leading expert in business ethics and social entrepreneurship. After earning his bachelor's degree in History and Chinese from Brigham Young University magna cum laude and his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center, he began his career as a lawyer before transitioning to academia. His expertise spans business ethics, refugee and migrant labor law, social enterprise, complex international transactions, and corporate governance. Beyond his academic work, Bishop has made significant contributions to social entrepreneurship in Asia through founding several impactful organizations, including Soap Cycling, which recycles hotel soap for disadvantaged communities, and Fair Employment Agency, which combats migrant worker exploitation. His commitment to ethical business practices is evident through his extensive consulting work with major companies on ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Environmental Social Governance, and compliance matters. As co-author of Asia's first English language business ethics textbook and developer of the world's first FinTech Ethics course, he continues to shape business education while maintaining active involvement in social enterprises through ventures like Migrasia Global Solutions and Polaris Tools, which focus on ethical migration practices and worker recruitment in Asia.