Professor James Gomez is an academic and consultant with over 20 years of international experience as a policy and communications specialist at universities, think-tanks, inter- governmental agencies and non-governmental organisations.
He is presently Professor of Communications and Associate Dean (International Affairs) at the School of Communication Arts, Bangkok University, Thailand.
He has previously served as Deputy Associate Dean, Head of School, Programme Director, Head of Department at various tertiary institutions including Monash University (Australia), Beijing Normal University and Hong Kong Baptist University - United International College (China), Thammasat University (Thailand) and Universiti Utara Malaysia. He has also been a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at Keio University (Japan), Tallinn University, (Estonia) and Cheng Chi University (Taiwan).
Professor Gomez is often invited to act as an international expert to advisory boards, editorial committees and as an external examiner to academic departments, schools, faculties and universities.
In 2015 he co-founded the Asia Centre, an educational enterprise that seeks to connect peoples and regions through collaborative partnerships.