Singapore
- Experienced senior management professional and ex-academic - Data Scientist with PhD in computational physics (molecular simulations of semiconductors) and computer-aided drug design, with post-doc R&D & MSc Supervision in AI (Neural Networks, Genetic Algorithms, Fuzzy Logic, etc.) applications in finance and info-security. Post-doc at MSI Caltech, Boston, Teijin-MSI, Tokyo, Nagoya & U of Minnesota - Was at the Man-Drapeau Group (MDG) to design and run an algorithmic hedge fund/CTA (principal-guaranteed), on a supercomputing platform in the mid-90s; One of my old mentors at MDG was Perry Kaufman: https://perrykaufman.com/ - SVP of American Bourses Corp. (ABC), a spin-off co of the Man Group, and based in Chicago & Denver (2001-2002) in partnership with Townsend Analytics & Terra Nova Trading, servicing institutional & retail clients trading thro' the ECNs (Arca, Instinet, Island, etc.), with our AI-based TradEdge on TAL's Realtick in 2001. - Returned to Asia in 2003, joining boutique risk management advisory and consulting firm, Asia Consulting & Atos Origin to develop credit and behavioural scorecards, AIRB and stress testing solutions for banking clients in the Asia-Pac region - As Group CRO and member of the Executive Committee, developed an economic capital (trending RAROC approach) at RHB Capital for all the banking subsidiaries, incl. RHB Bank, RHB-Sakura Merchant Bank and RHB Islamic Bank. - At Standard Chartered Bank, headed a team performing all independent risk model validation for Basel 2 & BIPRU compliance, liaising with & representing Stanchart's Basel group risk models when meeting global regulators like the FSA, HKMA, MAS, BOT, BNM, FSS (Korea), etc. - Previously, Head, Innovation Unit, Singapore Exchange, developing products like Asian REITs indices and commodities and mentoring younger SGX staff on the changing exchange landscape - After Stanchart, joined Temasek Holdings and subsequently AIMCo, developing the ERM strategy and implementation for a SWF and pension fund manager.
- Adjunct Lecturer, Singapore Management University - Adviser to CRO, Mid-west Public Employee Retirement System (xxPERS) Pension Fund; - Academic Adviser to ALLINDEX, Tetmon, Flexxon X-PHY, Kamakura Institute, Value3, IXDOT, QBRICS, NCS Digital (past), Course Trainer on AI-based and Data Analytics for Risk Management (incl. FCC stuff), Logistics, Supply Chain and International Trading at SMU (S'pore Management University); Investment Management, Credit Risk Management, OpRisk Management, ERM, Stress Testing for Kaplan, Euromoney & Salmon Thrust (Private Banks)
Am teaching the "Risk Management in Supply Chain" Module for the Professional Conversion Programme - Spoke at the alternative investment panel on Day 2 of the 9th SE Asian Institutional Investor Forum, Dec 6-7, 2017, Ritz-Carlton, Singapore