

Chairman and Founder of Genuine Interest Ltd., a hybrid lending & impact investment firm.

Investment Committee and Grant Committee Member at National University of Singapore (NUS).


Published business author at Stanford, INSEAD and elsewhere. Stanford BA ’94, INSEAD MBA ’99J.
Chairman
Genuine Interest
2013 – Present
Don’t just invest. Create a better world.
Since 2013, Genuine Interest has offered our investors much better returns than their banks … while creating positive impact in both developed and emerging economies.
Global Impact Partners
We allocate all salaries & fees to support impact initiatives launched by these non-governmental, non-religious organisations. All of our partners have been carefully selected in order to maximise the long-term impact of every dollar created by our investors’ funds. Some of our past and current partners include:
- McKinsey & Company (KL) Youth Leadership Academy
- LittleSistersFund.org
- GivFunds.org
- AkhandJyoti.in
- INSEAD INDEVOR
- Female Founders
- She Loves Tech
Judge and Mentor, Youth Leadership Academy
McKinsey & Company
2019 – Present
Judge and Mentor, Young Social Entrepreneurs’ Programme
Singapore International Foundation
2018 – Present
Judge, Social Venture Challenge Asia
DBS Bank
2018 – Present
Lotus-NUS Fund Grant Panel Member
NUS Enterprise
2019 – Present
Moderator: “How profit and purpose can work together”
Cartier Women’s Initiative
2018 – Present
Entrepreneur In Residence
Insead
2017 – 2019
Past President, INDEVOR Social Impact Alumni Network
INSEAD
2017-2018
Investment Committee Member
NUS Enterprise
2018 – Present
Advisor
Antler
2019 – Present
Business Mentor, IdeaRefinery
Shell
2018 – Present
Vice Chairman
Metanet 메타넷
2018 – Oct 2019
Upstream Investment Manager, Thailand
Chevron
2011 – 2013
Senior Investment Manager, APAC
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
2008 – 2011
Co-Founder and Partner
Global Markets LLC
2006 – 2008
M&A Team Lead, Japan
UPS
2003 – 2006
Senior Research Assistant / Start-Up Advisory Consultant
Insead
1999 – 2003
Senior Quantitative Analyst
J.P.Morgan
1994 – 1998