Paul LeePaul holds a PhD from Cardiff University, UK, followed by degrees of BEng, MBA, and Master of Economics. Over the three decades he has been affiliated and associated with more than 12 well-known universities in the world, among others, including Visiing Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Politics in Cambridge, University of Plymouth, Dalian Maritime University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Chulalongkorn University, Soochow University (Taiwan), , Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Professor Lee has extensive academic and field experiences in maritime transportation and logistics as academic researcher, consultant, economic adviser, and policymaker for several governments as well as public and private sectors. He has published 6 books by Palgrave, Ashgate, Avebury, and more than 190 papers. He also edited 18 special issues of international journals as guest editor and guest co-editor, such as Transportation Research Part D & Part E, Transport Reviews, Journal of Transport Geography, Maritime Policy & Management, International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications, International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics, and Growth and Change.

Paul is currently co-editing Transportation Research Part E, Transport Reviews, Journal of Transport Geography, and Maritime Policy & Management regarding the One Belt One Road issue. He contributed to Lloyd’s List for 1997-2001 as a monthly columnist, and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Korean Shipping and Logistics and Journal of Marine Transport Policy Studies. He is Editor-in-Chief of Journal of International Logistics and Trade, an associate editor of the Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review and Journal of Shipping and Trade, and IAME Magazine. He is also an editorial board member of several international journals.

Professor Lee was a founding member of Asian Logistics Round Table (ALRT founded in 2007) and International of Association Maritime Economists (IAME founded in 1992), and served as President of Marine Transportation Policy Foundation under the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the Korean Government, and Secretary-General and co-opt vice-president of IAME. Read More Read Less