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Hock Yun Khoong

Managing Partner at Tembusu Partners

Singapore

Overview 

Hock Yun Khoong is a Founding Member and Board Director of the Klaytn Foundation and currently serves as the Managing Partner for Blockchain Fund 1 and 2 at Tembusu Partners in Singapore. With a background in leadership roles at organizations like Mentor Graphics Corporation and the Infocomm Media Development Authority, he brings expertise in business strategy, program management, and government relations to his current position, focusing on investments in sectors such as retail, logistics, education, and blockchain technology. Highlights of Hock Yun Khoong's career include his leadership roles at the Infocomm Media Development Authority, where he served as Assistant Chief Executive and Chief Digital Evangelist, as well as his current position as a Managing Partner at Tembusu Partners overseeing Blockchain Fund 1 and 2, demonstrating a strong track record in business development, strategic planning, and management consulting.

Work Experience 

TP

Tembusu Partners

  • Managing Partner (Blockchain Fund 1 and 2)

    2018 - Current

KF

Klaytn Foundation

  • Board Member

    2021

Infocomm Media Development Authority

  • Assistant Chief Executive and Chief Digital Evangelist

    2017 - 2018

    As CDE, Mr Khoong promotes Singapore's international thought leadership as a Digital Hub.

Infocomms Media Development Authority

  • Assistant Chief Executive Officer (Development)

    2016 - 2017

    Current responsibiltiies: - Develop new ideas, programmes and policies to enhance Singapore’s standing as one of Asia’s most dynamic and vibrant infocomm hubs. - Develop and build critical national infocomm and media infrastructure, manpower, technologies, technology companies, strategic users of Infocomm-Media to generate economic growth for Singapore (Examples: Next Generation National Broadband Network (Next Gen NBN), Singapore's National WiFi Deployment (Wireless@SG), Singapore's first Data Center Park, National Digital TV infrastructure) - Transform various economic and social sectors to be more effective, productive and competitive.

Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore

  • Assistant Chief Executive Officer (Development) and Chief Data Officer

    2014 - 2016

    Current responsibiltiies: - Develop new ideas, programmes and policies to enhance Singapore’s standing as one of Asia’s most dynamic and vibrant infocomm hubs. - Develop and build critical national infocomm infrastructure, manpower, technologies, technology companies, strategic users of Infocomm to generate economic growth for Singapore (Examples: Next Generation National Broadband Network (Next Gen NBN), Singapore's National WiFi Deployment (Wireless@SG), National Authentication Framework (NAF)) - Build Singapore's Smart Nation Platform in support of the Smart Nation initiative. - Transform various economic and social sectors to be more effective, productive and competitive. - Strategic and Corporate Planning. - Develop and enforce data management policies for IDA.

  • Assistant Chief Executive Officer

    2000 - 2013

    Current responsibiltiies: - Developing and building critical national infocomm infrastructure, manpower, technologies, technology companies, strategic users of Infocomm to generate economic growth for Singapore (Examples: Next Generation National Broadband Network (Next Gen NBN), Singapore's National WiFi Deployment (Wireless@SG), National Authentication Framework (NAF)) - Develop new ideas, programmes and policies to enhance Singapore’s standing as one of Asia’s most dynamic and vibrant infocomm hubs. - Strategic and Corporate Planning

MG

Mentor Graphics Corporation

  • Group Business Director

    1998 - 1999

    - General Manager of Library Products Group - Responsible for Business Development and Management, Product Development, Consulting Services, and Supporting Functions for Group's Operations in USA, Singapore and Sweden

  • Director of Engineering

    1994 - 1997

    - Development and Support of World Leading Library Management Products - Development of Next Generation Library Management Products - Provision of Library Management Consulting Services for Asia - R&D activities supporting Pacific Rim Countries

  • R&D Director

    1989 - 1994

    - All R&D Activites Supporting Pac Rim and Corporate Library Management Group

Pyxis Technology delivers integrated circuit routing software for both full and semi-custom IC designs.

Raised $18,970,000.00 from Austin Ventures, Formative Ventures, KT Venture Group and CMEA Capital.

pyxistech.com
Mo

Ministry of Defence Singapore

  • Programme Director

    1983 - 1989

    - Development of Flight Simulation Systems for Fighter Pilot Combat Training - Development of Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence Systems

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