Ir Prof Thomas K C CHAN received his education in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. He has over 40 years of experience in the field of power and building services engineering. He is currently an Executive Director of WSP (Asia) Limited, a leading international consultancy company of multiple disciplines offering a wide scope of engineering services. 

Ir Prof CHAN has been acting as Project Director for various green building award and intelligent building award projects in Hong Kong, such as Hong Kong Science and Technology Park Phase 1, Hong Kong Design Institute, Tseung Kwan O Hospital Ambulatory Care Block, Lo Wu Correctional Institutional Complex, and Chaiwan Campus for the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi). He is currently the Project Director of several healthcare projects in Hong Kong including Redevelopment of Kwong Wah Hospital, Redevelopment of Princes Wales Hospital, Phase 2 (Stage 1), Redevelopment of Grantham Hospital, Phase 1, New Acute Hospital Development in Kai Tak and Expansion of North District Hospital and Chinese Medicine Hospital. 

Ir Prof CHAN has been active in various professional and academic community services and has held the office of: President of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE); Chairman of the IET HK; Chairman of the CIBSE HK Branch; Chairman of Engineer Registration Board, Hong Kong; and Chairman of Electricity Advisory Committee, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, Government of HKSAR.

Ir Prof CHAN is a Chartered Engineer, Registered Professional Engineer and Fellows of CIBSE, HKIE, IET and IHEEM. He is currently Director of BEAM Society Limited; Honorary Professor to the School of Science and Technology of the Hong Kong Metropolitan University; and Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Science and Technology of Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi).