Ravichandran Moorthy, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Research Centre for History, Politics, and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He received his doctorate from the University of Malaya in 2006, in the fields of sociolinguistics and ethnography. He teaches and researches issues of ethnicity, international politics, and bioethics. Prior to his university position, he was a senior officer in the Malaysian Diplomatic and Administrative Service (PTD). He has delivered numerous keynotes, endowments, and invitational lectures throughout the Asia Pacific. He currently heads several funded research projects on conflict resolution and regional integration. He is the current President of the Asian Bioethics Association (2018-2021) and the immediate Past-Vice President (Southeast Asia) of the same association. He is also currently an adjunct professor with the American University of Sovereign Nations, and Professor of Honour at the Zhejiang Normal University, China.