BizTech Founder

Founder’s Welcome

The Asia Biztech in Taiwan program Jack Marr, Outdoor Portrait, Managment, COBE, Photo by Hue Herrick[/caption] began as an inkling of an idea in 2017 and blossomed into this wonderful program which turns eight in 2025. It has been a great pleasure to be a part of it and to help it evolve and create deep and lasting friendships. For this, I thank our partners—the Taiwan Thinktank, Minister Lin, Andrea Yang, Nexcom (Chairman Clemen Lin, and Jenny Shern), the City of Taichung, our kind hosts at MOFA and AIT, many others who hosted us for meetings and exchange. The most thanks go to our wonderful partner and gracious hosts at Providence University (Especially Dean Philip Lin, Kelly Chen, the amazing Mark Lan). Finally, I would like to thank our as of now 45 intrepid, bright, and nice alumni and their buddies from Providence and elsewhere who form the backbone of this experience. We all welcome you to participate in future programs!

Best, Jack Marr

Founder, Asia Biztech/ Clinical Associate Professor Boise State University

Dr. Marr is the founder of Asia Biztech as well as Clinical Associate Professor at the College of Business and Economics at Boise State University. Jack has 30 years of experience in Asia, and in the past has served at McKinsey and Company Greater China, the U.S. Agricultural Trade Office in Shanghai, the Trade Office of the State of Missouri in Tokyo, and at Richina, one of China’s first venture capital funds. He has also held faculty posts at Kellogg, New York University, and City University of Hong Kong. He holds a PhD in Public Policy and Administration from Boise State, an MA from the University of Chicago in US-Asian relations, and an undergraduate major in Rhetoric and Creative Writing and a minor in Philosophy from the University of Illinois. Jack is married with two boys, and loves to climb, ski and bike in his free time.

For more more information contact Dr. Marr at jackmarr@boisestate.edu