Maxwell is an experienced educator who has dedicated himself to promoting teacher entrepreneurialism, entrepreneurship education, and financial literacy throughout his career. He earned a Bachelor of Education (Business Studies) degree with first-class honours from the Education University of Hong Kong in 2008, following which he rose through the ranks quickly to become head of technology education (KLA) and administration group as a middle manager. His finance and entrepreneurial curriculum won him the Teacher award for business and financial education in 2016, a recognition from the HKABE, HKEdCity, EDB, and IFEC.

Maxwell continues to contribute to the field of education since joining EdUHK. As a Research Fellow at the Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change, he has performed leadership and educational practice research. In 2020, he was awarded the Emerald publishing award for his excellent doctoral research and is now invited to provide leadership training to primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong. He has also been named President of the Hong Kong Association of Business Education, demonstrating his continued commitment to the growth of this sector. Maxwell's teacher entrepreneurialism series has trained over 400 school leaders so far.

In 2021, Maxwell received the Emerald Young Researcher Award for his exceptional contribution to education in Hong Kong, validating his continued research interests in teacher entrepreneurialism, entrepreneurship education, and financial literacy. His efforts were further acknowledged by the Michael Fullan Emerging Scholar award in 2023.

Middle leadership

Teacher professional development

Teachers' entrepreneurial behavior

Teacher entrepreneurialism

Business and personal financial education

Entrepreneurship education

Executive Committee
- President, Hong Kong Association for Business Education (2020 - present)
- ExeCo Member, Hong Kong Association for Business Education (2017 - 2020)

Invited Reviewer
- Emerging Adulthood (2020)
- Educational Studies (2020)
- Education + Training (2020)
- The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher (2020)
- International Journal of Comparative Education and Development (2017, 2021)

Research Interviewee
- Financial Education for Youth (Youth Research Centre, Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, 2019)

Advisor
- 理財通識學與教資源套 (iKnow HKEJ, 2020)
- S1-S3 Money Management Resources and S4-S6 Liberal Studies Resources (Investor Education Centre, 2018)
- VISA Financial Education for Hong Kong Liberal Studies Financial Literacy Championship (2018)

Judge
- JA Company Programme (Junior Achievement, 2019)
- Consumer Culture Study Award (Consumer Council, 2017 - 2021)
- "Folk Story" Youth Entrepreneurship Competition (Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, 2017 - 2018)
- Teacher Award for Business and Financial Education (Hong Kong Association for Business Education & Investor Education Centre, 2017 - 2018)

Mentor
- Hong Kong Strategy for Financial Literacy Stakeholder Workshops (Investor Education Centre, 2018)
- Cambridge Professional Development Qualifications