Leslie is Senior Director, AI Products at AI Singapore. He is also concurrently a Smart Nation Fellow for AI at GovTech.
Leslie is passionate about data, data science, machine learning, and AI. He pivoted from a career in economics, finance, and investing in 2019. That year, he joined Grab as Head of Data Science, Policy, and Data Initiatives and Advisor to the CEO.
After Grab, Leslie was Managing Director at Great Eastern Life Insurance for Data and Strategic Transformation.
Before Grab, Leslie was the Director of the Economics and Investment Strategy Department and Chief Economist at GIC Private Limited, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund.
He is an independent Board Member of Coinbase Singapore and Sofina Group SA, a global investor, listed in Belgium.
Leslie was also at the International Monetary Fund and Head of the Financial Surveillance Division at the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Leslie has a Liberal Arts and Sciences degree from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in Economics and Finance from the University of Rochester. He has a Master's in Information and Data Science from the University of California at Berkeley. In addition, he is a certified Financial Risk Manager and a CFA charter holder.