M Ramesh is Professor and UNESCO Chair on Social Policy Design in Asia. Previously, he was the Founding Head of the Department of Asian and Policy at the Hong Kong Institute of Education; Professor of Social Policy at the University of Hong Kong; and Chair of the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney. Specialising in public policy and governance in Asia with a particular focus on social policy, Ramesh has authored and edited several  dozen  books and journal articles . He is the founder and editor of highly ranked journals Policy and Society and  Policy Design and Practice as well as the acclaimed series Cambridge Elements in Public Policy.  He is currently the President of the International Public Policy Association.