Leadership Team
Meet our team empowering The Third Degree.
Farrell Tan
Chief Executive Officer
Marketer, strategist, and corporate trainer, Farrell’s career has seen him represent some extremely notable global brands, as well as supporting and growing local SME’s. Farrell spearheads the business development and marketing of The Third Degree, ensuring that we develop robust industry partnerships, are present in our target markets, and that our content reaches our target demographics.
Dr Craig J Selby
Academic Director
Internationally experienced academic and administrator, Craig’s strong interest in the development of research and communication capabilities led him to co-found The Third Degree. His teaching career started in learning support, where he developed writing and research methodology programmes for undergraduate and postgraduate students. He later moved into subject-specific lecturing, then on to faculty management and government-industry liaison and accreditation. In his corporate life, Craig has also helmed a Brand Communications Agency that operates within SouthEast Asia. An economist by training, his interests are in Globalisation, Education, and Crisis Communication.
International Advisory Board
Our International Advisory Board guides us in shaping services and support for our community. A mix of industry and academic leaders, we meet three times per annum, as well as individually to initiate and execute projects of value.
Dr Vighneswaran Vithiatharan | Pemandu Associates Sdn Bhd (Malaysia) [Advisory Board Chair]
Professor Geoffrey Williams | Provost, Malaysia University of Science & Technology (Malaysia)
Professor Eniko Meior | Vice Rector, Partium Christian University (Romania)
Professor Nirupama Prakash | Head, Faculty of Arts, MIT World Peace University (India)
Assistant Professor Savia de Sousa | Lecturer in Education, Ganpat Parsekar College of Education (India)
Dr Judith Flora | Director of International Relations, Lecturer in Communications, St Augustine University (Tanzania)
Climate Change | Our Statement of Commitment
The Third Degree acknowledges the scientific consensus regarding the existence of climate change and the substantial contribution the human population is now making to this. Each and every one of us has a responsibility to current and future generations to shift the outcomes in respect of the environment. Our commitment to countering climate change is here.