Dr. Vincent Ming
Dr. Vincent Ming is CEO of a global multifamily office in Singapore and believes "you don't set out the target to become a CEO—you prepare yourself, and when the chance comes, you have the capability."
At 23, Dr. Ming worked in Taiwan's Defense Department on the nation's first aircraft design project before being sent to Dallas, Texas—a turning point that "opened my mind to many different possibilities." He became the youngest deployment manager at a century-old British company, then did something unconventional: worked 10+ years in IT before self-funding a five-year PhD. "I'm not traditional. Most people go straight from university to PhD. I actually start work first."
After the 2000 dot-com crash wiped out his Intel-backed Chinese language NLP startup, Dr. Vincent Ming moved to Singapore as only the second person globally in a new role: business risk manager embedded in front office, covering 170+ people across Asia. The transition took three years. "I experience some failure. You have to go through a learning journey."
After 20 years in private banking, Dr. Vincent Ming left because of a fundamental conflict: "Banks want to push certain products. But sometimes it might not be in the client's benefit." Now he's pioneering the "family banker" model—trusted family advisor over transaction processor—because AI will take "more than 50% of banking work."
His hiring philosophy: "I look at the nature of the person. Determination. Values. I once hired an engineering student with no clients—but he put his soul into it. That determination told me everything."
Colleagues describe Dr. Vincent Ming in one word: "kind." The reason? "I will never make a critical decision based on my own interest. I cannot fail the trust of people."
Dr. Vincent Ming holds a PhD and teaches AI, blockchain, and fintech at universities. His daily practice: reprioritizing tasks from different scenarios—because preparation is the discipline of being ready when opportunity knocks.