Dr
Chung Wei Bernard LeongProfile page
Adjunct Associate Professor
Strategy And Policy
- Adjunct Associate ProfessorStrategy And Policy
- (+65) 9748 2320 (Mobile)
- NUS Business School, 15 Kent Ridge Drive, Singapore 119245
BIO
Dr Bernard Leong is currently the CEO and co-founder of Dorje AI. As an experienced senior executive with an extensive business and technology management background in the digital space, he held regional business roles as the Head of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Amazon Web Services for ASEAN and Vice President of Airbus Aerial specifically on satellite and drone services in the Asia Pacific and senior management roles in Singapore Post as the Head of Digital Services and Group Chief Information & Digital Office in Woh Hup.
While not in his corporate hat, he's a connector to the Southeast Asia entrepreneurial ecosystem as an entrepreneur in residence at INSEAD Business School. Bernard is the founder and host of the Analyse Asia podcast where he interviewed global thought leaders, key industry players and journalists across major media outlets from The Information to Wall Street Journal. He is an active independent angel investor specializing in Web3 and AI startups over the past three years by himself or with the XA Network.
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE APPOINTMENTS
- Adjunct Associate ProfessorBUSINESS, STRATEGY & POLICY, SINGAPORE1 Dec 2022
- Adjunct LecturerInstitute of Systems Science, Artificial Intelligence, Singapore1 Jan 2024
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- CEO and co-founderDorje AI, Singapore1 May 2024
- Group Chief Digital & Information OfficerWoh Hup, Digital and IT, Singapore, Singapore1 Nov 2021 - 31 Aug 2023
- Head of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, ASEANAmazon Web Services, Singapore, Singapore2 Jul 2019 - 31 Aug 2021
DEGREES
- PhDCambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom1 Oct 1999 - 1 Feb 2003
- Master of Advanced Studies (MASt)Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom1 Sep 1998 - 30 Jun 1999
- BSc of Science with MeritNational University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore1 Jul 1995 - 30 Jun 1998
CERTIFICATIONS
- Senior Accredited DirectorSingapore Institute of Directors, Singapore, Singapore1 Jan 2024
- FellowSingapore Computer Society, Singapore, Singapore1 Oct 2021
- Data Protection Operation ExecellenceSingapore Management University1 Aug 2022Certified Data Protection Officer
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- Chinese (Mandarin)Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- Chinese (Cantonese)Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review