Douglas Arner

Douglas W.
Arner was the founder of the Asian Institute of International Financial Law, founded in 1999, serving as Director from 2006 to 2011.
Dr. Arner was the founder of the Asia-America Institute In Transnational Law, founded in 1999, serving as Director from 1999 to 2016.
Current jobs include Independent Non-Executive Director at Niki Biosolutions, Inc. starting in 2026, and Professor at The University of Hong Kong.
Former jobs include Co-Director at Duke University from 2005 to 2016, Independent Non-Executive Director at Aptorum Group Ltd., Head of the Law Department at The University of Hong Kong from 2011 to 2014, and Member of the Financial Services Development Council from 2013 to 2019.
Education history includes an undergraduate degree from Drury University in 1992, a graduate degree from Southern Methodist University in 1995, a graduate degree from Queen Mary University of London in 1996, and a doctorate from the University of London in 2005.