Dato’ Kho Hui Meng is both the Chairman of Enterprise Board at SMU Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship and a member of the Board of Trustees at SMU. He is also a former President & CEO of Vitol Asia Pte. Ltd., Director of Vitol Group of Companies, Director of Viva Energy Group Ltd, and Director of Boustead Petroleum Marketing Sdn. Bhd (formerly BP Malaysia).

James joined IIE with corporate experience as well as years leadership development with university students. At IIE, he helps students from SMU to gain exciting and career-defining exposure to the world of startups as part of the Global Innovation Immersion (GII) programme. He also co-chairs The Greenhouse team in IIE, building strategic partnerships within the local innovation ecosystem to benefit the SMU community.