Singapore
I thrive at the intersection of growth, partnerships, and innovation. Over the past 10 years, I have built and scaled businesses across capital markets, quantitative trading, investment and education technology, with experience spanning global marketing, user growth, fundraising, strategic partnerships, and international expansion. Currently, as Director of Business Development at Combo Research, I lead global business development initiatives, institutional relationships, client wealth management and market expansion efforts for a quantitative trading firm focused on AI-driven research and high-frequency trading. I enjoy connecting people, ideas, and opportunities to drive growth, create long-term value, and turn ambitious strategies into measurable results.
Combo Research is a global quantitative research and trading firm founded in 2019, specializing in AI-driven predictive modeling, quantitative research, and high-frequency trading (HFT) across global financial markets. · Global Expansion: Built and scaled the Singapore office into the firm's global headquarters, supporting the growth of an international quantitative trading team across research, trading, technology, and operations functions. · Strategic Partnerships: Developed and maintained key relationships with exchanges, brokers, liquidity providers, banking partners, and market data vendors to support low-latency trading infrastructure, execution efficiency, and business growth. · Market Development: Led business expansion initiatives across APAC and global markets, including regulatory licensing projects, banking relationships, and market access for quantitative trading and investment activities. · Cross-functional Leadership: Worked closely with quantitative researchers, traders, engineers, compliance, and operations teams to align business strategy with trading, technology, and regulatory requirements. · Institutional Relations: Managed relationships with institutional investors, family offices, and strategic partners, supporting fundraising, investor onboarding, due diligence processes, and ongoing investor communications. · Stakeholder Engagement: Presented business performance, market developments, growth opportunities, and strategic initiatives to senior management, investors, regulators, and external stakeholders.
MarcoPolo Learning is an award-winning EdTech company providing curriculum, digital learning content, and technology solutions for early childhood education. The company founded in New York in 2013 and later headquartered in London. · China Go-To-Market Entry: Led MarcoPolo Learning's expansion into the China market, developing go-to-market strategies, local partnerships, and commercialization plans that significantly increased brand awareness and market adoption. · Strategic Investment & Partnerships: Supported and facilitated strategic collaboration initiatives with New Oriental Education & Technology Group following its lead investment in MarcoPolo's US$15 million Series A+ financing round, helping accelerate the company's expansion into the Chinese education market. · Content Distribution: Secured strategic partnerships with leading streaming platforms including Youku and iQIYI, generating over 700 million content views within the first week of launch. · User Growth and localization: Led user acquisition and app growth initiatives through digital marketing campaigns, channel partnerships, and education ecosystem development. Worked closely with product, engineering, and content teams across London and New York headquarters to localize products and learning experiences for the China market.
VIPKid is a global EdTech unicorn that revolutionized online learning through technology-enabled education solutions. At its peak, the company reached a valuation of approximately US$4.5 billion, serving millions of learners worldwide and attracting investment from leading global venture capital firms and strategic investors. · Growth Strategy: Designed and optimized end-to-end user acquisition funnels, introducing innovative online demo classes and highly attractive trial-course offerings to generate qualified leads and accelerate customer conversion. · User Segmentation: Developed data-driven user segmentation frameworks based on customer profiles, behavior patterns, and acquisition channels, enabling personalized marketing strategies and improving engagement across different user groups. · Performance Marketing: Planned and executed targeted multi-channel marketing campaigns, continuously analyzing conversion metrics, user journeys, and campaign performance to maximize acquisition efficiency and support rapid business growth.
Founded in Sweden in 1965, EF Education First is one of the world's largest international education companies, operating in over 100 countries and providing language training, educational travel, academic programs, and cultural exchange opportunities worldwide. · EF 360 Management Trainee Program: Selected as the only candidate in China and one of 10 globally from over 1,000+ applicants for EF's Global Management Trainee Program, completing executive training at the company's Boston headquarters. · Global Marketing: Led regional marketing initiatives across China, Indonesia, and Russia for EF's Young Learners business, developing and executing large-scale campaigns to drive brand awareness and customer acquisition. · Strategic Partnerships: Collaborated with global partners including major sports and entertainment brands, leveraging events such as the FIFA World Cup and intellectual property partnerships with Warner Bros. to create innovative marketing campaigns and educational offerings.