
Jonathan Shek
Senior Advisor, SMI Group
Jonathan Shek has extensive experience in project management, civil engineering and finance in China and Southeast Asia. He has been involved in projects with a total value in excess of $5 billion.
Mr. Shek lead managed the tender for the Kyauk Phyu Special Economic Zone in Myanmar. As managing director of PM Link, he managed large-scale projects such as MITEC, the largest exhibition center in Malaysia, and Junction City, the largest commercial mixed development project in Myanmar. As managing director of CPG Laboratories, his firm contracted to perform quality assurance of projects in Singapore such as Resorts World Sentosa, and Marina Bay Sands.
Mr. Shek is currently involved with advanced digital and engineering technologies in Southeast Asia. He is founder and managing director of Singapore based Brilliant Group of Companies focused on artificial intelligence, robotics and cybersecurity. He is currently the President of the Society of Project Managers in Singapore, a member of the board of Metropolitan YMCA, and advisor to several technology companies.
Mr. Shek received his honors degree in Civil Engineering and MBA (Finance) from the National University of Singapore (NUS). In 2008, he was awarded an IE Singapore IBF Scholarship to study at Peking University, and was conferred an MBA (Economics Thesis) and an MBA in Finance from NUS. He was awarded the NUS IMBA Alumni Leadership Award, and the NUS MBA Mandarin Alumni Gold Medal as the top student in his program. Mr. Shek is a Singapore citizen.