Dr. James Ong has 38+ years of experience as an entrepreneur, tech executive, venture builder, author and professor and enjoys his journey of ecosystem building for impactful outcomes, bridging scientific research, startups, and impact investment.

He founded Artificial Intelligence International Institute (AIII), a think tank advocating Sustainable AI for Humanity and is co-author of “AI for Humanity: Building A Sustainable AI for the Future” (ISBN: 9781394180301) published by Wiley.

He is Adjunct Professor at SUTD and AI Mega Centre, a member of the National Supercomputing Centre Singapore (NSCC)’s Strategic Resource Allocation Committee (SRAC) and Head of AI, Chair of AI Subcommittee and Professional Council Member at Global Fintech Institute (GFI). He is also CEO of Origami Frontiers, a venture building firm, Venture Partner at Delight Capital and Partner at Hashtaqs. He received his PhD from University of Texas at Austin specializing in AI for Governance and Business Process Automation.