Lee Kean Yew, was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Prior to completing his PhD in Economics and Administration at Asia-Europe Institute, University Malaya, he is a academic director of Centre for Malaysia Chinese Studies undertakes scholarly work on Malaysia with special focus on the Chinese community and publishes its findings in books, conference proceedings or its bilingual journal. 

At the same time, he has been promoted as one of the associate researchers and associate members at both Department of Chinese Studies and Malaysian Chinese Research Centre (MCRC), University of Malaya by focusing in the research of overseas Chinese business and cultural studies. One of his job tasks is to promote mutual understanding and communication to tap the potential for cooperation between Malaysian Chinese and overseas companies. 

His research interests include entrepreneurial economics, innovation management, Chinese business studies, Asian ethnicity and development studies. His aim is to promote the interactions between Malaysian firms and governments, foster closer links among Malaysian and international business, thus contributing to the overall development of Malaysian-European or Malaysian-China economic and trade relations. He joined the International Council of Small Business (ICSB) since last year to promote the growth and development of small businesses in Malaysia. 

Besides, he has also earned a one year diploma in Buddhist studies affiliated with Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka.

李健友，出生於马来西亚吉隆坡增江新村，祖籍是惠东县白花镇谟岭村的客家人。毕业于马来亚大学商业与会计学院工商管理硕士(Master in Management)和马来亚大学亚欧研究院经济与管理博士 (PhD in Economics and Administration)。青年作家网签约作家和马来西亚华社研究中心的学术‪董事。目前的研究领域包括家族企业、创新管理、商业史、华人商业文化、东南亚研究、佛教经济学、佛教伦理思想、民族学和经济发展。多次受邀和参加由马来亚大学、中山大学、暨南大学、国立台北大学、新加坡国立大学、伦敦经济学院、哈佛商业学院和格里菲斯大学黄金海岸校区所举办的国际学术会议。有《隐性中的新知识》《马来西亚华人家族企业创新》等作品发表於社会科学文索(SSCI) 收录的《亚洲经济》论文期刊。