Connie Cheng

Connie Cheng is an accomplished executive with extensive experience in innovation management and strategic initiatives. Currently serving as VP of Innovation Management at Mastercard since June 2022, Connie leads the Asia Pacific team focused on innovation, customer solutions, and product commercialization. Prior to this role, Connie held several positions at Trax Image Recognition, including Executive Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Managing Director for the Asia Pacific region, where responsibilities included growth strategy and partnership collaboration. Connie's earlier career at The Nielsen Company included roles such as Executive Director for Shopper Insights and Consumer Insights across diverse regions, where strategic leadership led to enhanced client solutions and insights. Connie also holds a certification as a BlackBelt in Business Process Improvement and has received a prestigious BPI Impact Award. Education was completed at Nanyang.