Formerly the head of Infocomm Investments, Lin had been the Head of Ecosystem Development under the SGInnovate brand

Dr. Alex Lin (right) speaking at Echelon Thailand 2017

Dr. Alex Lin, the Head of Ecosystem Development for SGInnovate, will be stepping down from the company in September, a spokesperson has confirmed to e27.

Lin was formerly the Head of Infocomm Investments (IIPL), the investment arm of an old government agency called the Infocomm Development Authority. A government-wide restructuring in 2016 led IIPL to rebrand as SGInnovate and shift into a fully-private company.

“Alex has kept a very busy pace these past few years, setting up a variety of accelerator programmes and partnerships, both in Singapore and several other countries in Asia. He expressed his desire to enjoy a period of rest and recharging, and we respect his decision,” read the statement from SGInnovate.

No indication was given about Lin’s future plans.

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When he leaves, Lin will have had been involved with SGInnovate (and IIPL) for nearly four years, joining the organisation in December 2013, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Before his time at SGInnovate, Lin was the Director of Singapore University of Technology and Design and spent time as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at NTU Ventures.

SGInnovate has a 12,000 square foot HQ in downtown Singapore and operates the BASH co-working space in the city’s Ayer Rajah startup hub. Also, it runs Block 71 San Francisco which aims to help launch Singaporean startups in the US.

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Lin received his doctorate in Philosophy and Cognitive Science from Stanford University.

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