Gregory Leong

Co-founder and Chief Financial Officer at Kingfisher Mobile

Gregory Leong has a diverse range of work experience spanning various industries and roles. Gregory is currently the Co-founder and Chief Financial Officer at Kingfisher Mobile Limited, where they are involved in improving affordability, simplicity, and customer experience in the smartphone industry. Gregory is also a Member of the Board of Trustees at Mid-Pacific and serves as a Board Director at TruTag Technologies.

Prior to their current roles, Leong was a Partner at Arocrest Company, where they developed investment strategies, managed co-investment processes, and sourced private equity opportunities in Asia. Gregory also worked as a Principal Investment Officer at IFC - International Finance Corporation, sourcing and executing private equity and credit investments in Asia.

Leong's previous experience includes roles at The Blackstone Group as a Managing Director, where they sourced and executed private equity investments in Greater China and Southeast Asia. Gregory also worked as a Vice President at H&Q Asia Pacific, sourcing and executing private equity investments in Greater China and Southeast Asia.

Additionally, Leong has experience in corporate finance and debt capital markets from their time as an Associate at JPMorgan Chase. Gregory was responsible for originating, structuring, and executing leveraged finance transactions and providing corporate finance advisory.

Earlier in their career, Leong worked as a Group Manager at Markowitz & McNaughton (MMI), managing client acquisition programs and executing transactions in consumer products and TMT segments.

Through their extensive experience, Leong has developed expertise in investment management, private equity, corporate finance, and strategic planning across various sectors and regions.

Gregory Leong's education history begins with their attendance at Georgetown Prep, details of which were not provided. Gregory then went on to The George Washington University, where they pursued a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with a focus on Finance, General, from 1990 to 1991. Following that, they attended the National Taiwan Normal University's Mandarin Training Center from 1992 to 1993. Later, they enrolled in the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in 1999 and completed a Master of International Public Policy (MIPP) with a specialization in International Economics & China Studies in 2000. Finally, they attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business from 2000 to 2002, where they obtained their Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in Accounting and Finance.

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  • Co-founder and Chief Financial Officer

    March, 2016 - present

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