Glen graduated in 1989 from Monash University with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons IIA, Double Major) in Politics and Sociology. He obtained an MA in Applied Social Research at the same university in 1991. Since then, Glen has been working in the higher learning educational sector for more than 10 years. He started in 1992 as a Senior Research Assistant working on areas in Educational Development in The University of Queensland (Australia). He then left Australia to come to Singapore in 1997 and worked for Ngee Ann Polytechnic as Head of the Education Staff Development Section. In 2000, Glen joined the National University of Singapore (NUS) in the same field before moving on to the Republic.

Glen’s core expertise lies in developing methodologies to stimulate learning. In particular, his main focus is in learning through non-traditional methods - those which no longer feature lectures, tutorials and the all-encompassing single final examination. Glen has extensive competencies in imparting life-long learning skills to post secondary students through stimulating students’ self-discovery, inquisitiveness and interests.