Professor Hunter is President and Professor of Law at Singapore Management University.
A native of the state of Georgia in the United States, he earned his B.A. (1968) and J.D. (1971) from Yale University. Professor Hunter practiced law in Washington, D.C. and Atlanta prior to joining the faculty of the Emory University School of Law in 1976, where he taught until taking Emeritus status in 2004.
From 1989-2001, he was Dean of the Law School at Emory and from 2001-2003, he served as Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs of Emory University. He also has taught at the University of Virginia, the College of William and Mary, the University of Hong Kong, and the University of Sydney (Fulbright Senior Scholar 1988 and McWilliams Visiting Professor 2004).
He is a recurring Visiting Professor of Law at the Central European University in Budapest. He was appointed President of Singapore Management University in 2004.
Professor Hunter is the author of Modern Law of Contracts, now in its third edition, as well as several other books, monographs, and professional articles on contracts, commercial law, and American constitutional law. He has been a member of the Board of Editors of the Journal of Contract Law since 1988.
Professor Hunter was appointed a board member of the American Arbitration Association in May 2006. He also serves on several boards in Singapore, including the Building and Construction Authority, Singapore International Chamber of Commerce, Competition Appeal Board and the National Research Foundation.
Professor Hunter's paper: Higher education in globalised economies- opportunities, challenges and solutions.