Dr. Paul Selva Raj is the secretary general of the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association (FOMCA) and a Senior Researcher with the Consumer Research and Resource Centre (CRRC ), a consumer policy think tank. As a consumer activist he has been involved for more than 30 years on issues of consumer protection and consumer empowerment. He has undertaken research and published articles in the media as well as consumer policy journals and co-edited a book on consumer protection and consumer empowerment issues. He has also been extensively involved in consumer education and financial empowerment programmes.
He was a Senior Lecturer on Psychology and the Behavioural Sciences and is a life member of the Psychology Association of Malaysia (PSIMA). His Phd is on financial behaviour of workers.
Paul is strongly passionate about strengthening consumer protection as well as empowering consumers with the right knowledge and skills to protect themselves as well as enhance their own personal and financial well-being.