Sng Ren Yeong

Managing Director, Artificial Intelligence Strategy and Solutions at Temasek

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Sng Ren Yeong is Managing Director at Temasek and is responsible for the investment company’s AI venture building efforts and investments, with a focus on accelerating the deployment of AI technologies to create scalable AI products and solutions, as well as new AI-focused revenue opportunities.

He is also a Board Director at minden.ai, a Temasek-founded technology venture seeking to redefine the engagement between brands and consumers in Southeast Asia. minden.ai is behind yuu Rewards Club in Singapore.

Ren Yeong currently represents Temasek on the Board of Aicadium, Temasek’s AI Centre of Excellence, of which he was a founding member. Aicadium comprises a team of global, best-in-class AI talent seeking to empower companies to achieve better business outcomes through the adoption and delivery of AI technologies and solutions. He joined Temasek in 2012, and before his current roles, was with the Portfolio Development team. The Portfolio Development team partners various major portfolio companies of Temasek, working closely with their Boards and management teams on strategic positioning and value creation initiatives, for sustainable and profitable long-term growth.

Prior to joining Temasek, Ren Yeong was a pioneer member in a local hedge fund start-up focused on Asian equities for about four years. He started his career as a military officer with the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), having obtained the SAF Merit Scholarship for overseas studies. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Economics (First Class) from the London School of Economics and Political Science and holds a Master of Arts in International and Development Economics from Yale University.