Rajah Rasiah, a Distinguished Professor of Economics at the Asia Europe Institute, University of Malaya, holds a doctorate in Economics from Cambridge University and was a Rajawali fellow at Harvard University. He has a rich academic and advisory history, including holding the Khazanah Nasional Chair of Regulatory Studies, serving as the Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administration at the University of Malaya, and being associated with various institutions worldwide. He has delivered lectures and policy talks at numerous universities and is known for his work on technology, development, and industrial policy. His research and policy contributions, recognized by various international organizations, have resulted in over 280 publications. Beyond technology and development, he has explored areas like foreign investment, human capital, public health, and the environment. In 2014, he received the Celso Furtado prize for his contributions to economics, and in 2017, he was awarded the title of Distinguished Professor in Economics by Malaysia's Ministry of Higher Education. In 2018, he received the Merdeka Award for academic excellence.

Clifford has been with PwC for more than 22 years. He is a partner specialising in corporate income tax in Malaysia with portfolio of clients in the retail, consumer, manufacturing, property development and construction and renewable energy space. He currently co-leads PwC’s Japan Desk in Malaysia.

His other experience are in the tax review of companies for the purposes of listing on UK, Singapore and Malaysian stock exchanges, M&A activities, corporate restructuring of companies, cross border deal structuring, advising on international taxation and negotiations with the regulatory authorities on tax issues and disputes.

Apart from that, Clifford helps companies set up businesses and review, restructure their businesses in Malaysia.