About Me
Alex dedicates his career to harnessing technological innovations to promote global health equity and accessibility for underserved communities. Currently, as the head of Tencent Healthcare, he drives AI-powered digital transformation initiatives within the healthcare sector, overseeing Tencent Healthcare Mini-Program that integrates online and offline medical services, deploys AI-driven self-service tools, and collaborates with healthcare institutions to enhance patient care across the entire journey—from prevention and diagnosis to treatment and chronic disease management. Concurrently, Alex leads Tencent’s AI for Life Sciences Lab, where his team pioneers advanced AI models for drug discovery and multi-omics analysis; and leads Tencent’s Inclusive Health Lab where his team develops AI- enabled software systems to support breast/cervical cancer and congenital heart disease screening in resource-limited settings.
Beyond his corporate roles, Alex contributes to global health as a member of the World Health Organization’s Digital Health Technical Advisory Group, where he advises on ethical AI and digital health policies. He also shares his expertise as an honorary professor at the University of Hong Kong and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, teaching a master course on health innovation and strategies.Prior to his tenure at Tencent, Alex served as Deputy Director for Health Innovation and Partnership at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, devising strategies to scale affordable health products and solutions in LMICs. Earlier, as an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company in the U.S. and Hong Kong, he counseled Fortune 500 companies and governments on optimizing healthcare systems and adopting transformative strategies and technologies.
He read medicine (BHB/MBChB) at University of Auckland and practiced at Middlemore Hospital in Auckland, followed by Postgraduate Diploma in Health Informatics from the University of Otago, and Master of Public Health (MPH) from Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health.