Singapore
I am the co-founder and CEO of Dorje AI, an enterprise AI startup focusing on building the next generation business operating systems to take us into an ERP-less world. I am also advising AI and web3 startups and a formal advisor to Undivided Ventures. My former experiences: I am an experienced senior executive with an extensive business and technology management background in the digital transformation and enterprise GTM for new technologies in the Asia Pacific market. Managed P&Ls of > US$30M and lead teams > 500 people of business units. My skills include building, managing and motivating teams with strong leadership to achieve positive business outcomes and go to market motions for new and innovation technologies to customers in the Asia Pacific market from drones to AI/ML. A serial entrepreneur & early stage investor, who have built, advised and lead companies to successful exits. My past corporate roles include Group Chief Digital & Information Officer - Woh Hup, Head of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML), Amazon Web Services, Head of Airbus Aerial Airbus under Airbus, Head of Post Office Network (Retail Business) and Digital Services for Singapore Post Ltd and Technology Manager from Vistaprint. I am currently an angel investor with the XA network and an entrepreneur-in-residence for INSEAD Business School in the Singapore campus based on my past background as a startup entrepreneur (with one failure and one exit), angel investor and a connector to the Southeast Asia entrepreneurial ecosystem. I am the founder of Analyse Asia, a weekly podcast on technology, business and media with notable industry players and thought leaders all over Asia. Graduated from Global Solutions Program 2016 in Singularity University & PhD in Physics from Cambridge University. I am a senior accredited director certified by the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID) and certified practitioner on AWS AI, Cloud and Machine Learning Practices. You can check out my speaking engagements here: http://www.bernardleong.com/engagements/
As CEO and Co-founder of Dorje AI, I am deeply engaged in product and customer development. Our mission is to pioneer the next generation of open business operating systems, designed to enhance company efficiency, productivity, and adaptability. At Dorje AI, we cater to two distinct customer segments: businesses integrating AI into their financial operations and those seeking AI solutions to augment their existing ERP systems. I am always eager to connect and discuss how our innovative solutions can meet your needs.
- A side project or weekly where I interview thought leaders, industry watchers and people to discuss business, technology & media in Asia. Prominent guests include Chris Miller (author of Chip War), Jessica Lessin, Benedict Evans, Shai Oster, Gary Liu, Horace Dediu, Gary Vaynerchuk, Scott Beaumont, Paul Marriot, Dan Neary, Yat Siu, Aleksander Larsen and Gabby Dizon. - Published 452+ episodes, interviewed 275+ guests, 150-200K subscribers and 4.5M+ downloads and plays distributed across multiple video and podcast platforms (Youtube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud).
- Part-time teaching and consulting with NUS Business School and NUS Institute of Systems Science. - I teach the Digital Transformation and Strategy Course at NUS Business School, mainly to MSc students and Masters in Management students on digital transformation in traditional industries or disrupting companies as startups. Did my first class in Jan-April 2023, and now restarting for the whole year in 2024 due to popular demand. - I will focus on AI/ML technical courses specifically in ML operations, Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) specifically for postgraduates and government entities.
Advisor to the Virtual Protocols team specifically on ML Ops, LLM Production and agentic AI, and other matters related to Fundraising and Media Strategy.
- Advising the founder on the company's strategic direction, go-to market and digital marketing motions and connecting the team with potential sales leads and partners. - Providing technical and product guidance, specifically in setting up the cloud infrastructure, and building first version of the site to the Esevel team - Invested in the early and pre-seed round of the company. - Full Disclosure: the founder of the company is my wife.