Dr. Brian Kei is a Professor of Practice at the School of Accounting and Finance of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He received his Doctor of Business Administration from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and B. Engineering (Computer Engineering) from McMaster University (Canada). His consulting and research interests include financial services, FinTech, Blockchain, Big Data, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing and Robotic Process Automation.

Dr. Kei has been a Professional Engineer (Ontario, Canada) since 1992. He served as head of IT and General Manager in various international financial services organizations. He has vast experiences in launching new innovative businesses, automation systems and online securities trading platforms. He is actively involved in industry communities and has significant contribution in the developments and collaboration of financial services industry. He is currently the vice chairman of The Institute of Securities Dealers (HK).