Tay Keong Tan: Better Governance By Limiting Corruption

A Presentation from Tay Keong Tan In this episode, Dr. Tay Keong Tan discusses his work in Bhutan which was focused on promoting better governance and limiting corruption. He walks through how he challenged corruption with the support of the abdicated leader in a newly democratic society. He talked about how Bhutan sought to promote development differently and build a better-governed country. Dr. Tay Keong Tan is Director of International Studies and Leadership Studies at Radford University. He teaches leadership, international studies, and public administration. His research is focused on global sustainability; he is author and editor of five recent books on sustainable development and anti-corruption. He served as the Chief of Staff of the Office of Internal Oversight Services at the United Nations and led organizations in Singapore, Israel and the United States. For more than a decade, Tay Keong worked a consultant specializing in governance, anti-corruption, and public management in more than two dozen countries, including Armenia, Bhutan, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Mongolia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Dr. Tan has a doctorate in Public Policy from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School.