Prior to his current role, he has served senior appointments in technology giants such as IBM, British Telecom, Keppel T&T. Avid angel investor since 2000 and presently served as an Adjunct Professor at the School of Economics, Beijing University and is also a project mentor at the SMU, SEAS, NTU and ACE.
Co-founder of Asia Sustainability Forum (ASF) https://www.asia-sustainability.org/, that aims to create awareness and supports initiatives towards shared vision of sustainability. Edward is also a co-opt Exco in SGTech Singapore Enterprise Chapter 2020/21. He has also been appointed as the co-chairman for Huawei Sparks Advisory Council Asia Pacific and an advisor for SDTA (Singapore Deep Tech Alliance).
A believer of giving back to the society, Edward does volunteer work in Singapore Red Cross, public libraries, Singapore Children Society and Fellow in Singapore Social Enterprise Centre.
Judging Engagements
- Singapore Fintech Festival x SWITCH 2020: Slingshot Judging Panel.
- SG Techblazer Awards 2020 Judging Panel.
- Slingshot 2020 & Slingshot 2021
- Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition: SMU VC Hours 2021
- PowerAce 2021, Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS)
- NUS GRIP 2021
- Inaugural startups for FutureChina Global Forum 2021
- NTU Ideasinc Veni 2021
- Vietnam National University Startup Competition 2021
- Techblazer Competition 2021