Our Team
NTUitive Pte Ltd
NTUitive is the NTU’s wholly owned innovation and enterprise company. It supports the mission to develop an innovative ecosystem to encourage innovation, foster entrepreneurship and facilitate the commercialization of research. NTUitive is an owner of NanRise Pte Ltd.
Alexander J.B.
Zehnder, PhD
Professor & Co-Founder
Professor Zehnder is a member of the Board of Trustees of NTU, former president of the ETH Board and Professor emeritus of ETH Zurich, Switzerland. He heads NTU’s Sustainable Earth Office which coordinates NTU’s sustainability activities, is one of the “founding fathers” of the “2000 Watt” Society, was involved in building up the Swiss innovation environment and has redesigned NTU’s innovation system.
Dr. Stanley YIP
CEO/Co-Founder
Past President, HKIP
Doctor of Science (Peking)
MCD (Liverpool)
MRTPI, MLI, ACIArB
Dr. Yip has over 30 years of experience in sustainability consulting and urban planning in Asia and North America. Dr. Yip is an internationally recognized leading urban planning professional, research and academic leader in sustainable cities, land economics, climate change and green buildings. Dr. Yip is 5 times awardee of the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP) Award of Excellence, and 6 times awardee of the Hong Kong Green Building Awards (Research and Planning).
Nilesh Y. Jadhav
Director
MTech, MBA
Nilesh Y. was a Senior Scientist and Program Director at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He led the EcoCampus initiative at NTU, which combined R&D, test-bedding and industry collaboration to achieve a high impact sustainability showcase for Singapore.
Ryan JIN Zhanhe
Principal Consultant
MSc(PM)
BSc(Hons)(Applied physics)
DipEng(QM)
Ryan Jin is a Project Manager at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He coordinates the EcoCampus initiative – a Living Lab Programme at NTU, and led RD&D projects in Sustainable Urban Solutions and Future Mobility. – Ryan also has extensive experience in Sustainability Program Management, Engagement and Outreach.
Dr. Wei BAI
Principal Consultant
Post Doctoral Research, Division of Environmental Strategy Research, Dept. of Urban Planning, Royal Institute of Technology(KTH), Sweden
Ph.D of Management Science and Engineering, Tongji University, China
Dr. Bai is a consultant on building sustainability and district energy planning, and has very strong capabilities of research and consulting internationally. She has more than 20 years of working experience. Based on her research and practical experiences, Dr. Bai has participated in over 20 projects, compiled a series of technological guidelines on urban energy systems design and management, 3 books and published over 30 papers in international or national journals and conferences.
Xiao ZHANG
Senior Advisor - Energy
Master of Science in Engineering Management & Systems Engineering
George Washington University，USA
Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology，Beijing Normal University China
Mr. Zhang is a result-driven investment analyst with 10 years of experience in the solar and renewable industry. He has acquired strong ability to conduct analysis and market research to identify potential business opportunities, as well as in-depth knowledge of renewable energy technologies and market trend. He strength rests on his capability of bridging new technical concepts with business strategies.
Yi-ran ZHENG
Senior Consultant - Investment
Master of Real Estate Development (Merit), University of Manchester
Bachelor of Engineering (Urban Planning), Hefei University of Technology
Yi-ran is an investment consultant and is responsible for industry research, due diligence and investment analysis.
She has gained project experience in private equity investment management, real estate and urban planning. In real estate, she focused on real estate investment analysis and was responsible for marketing analysis, finance modelling, cash flow appraisal. Yi-ran has strong focus on technologies in PropTech and Smart Cities.
James Qi-liang He
Senior Consultant - Projects
Master of Water and Environmental Engineering, University of Surrey, UK
Bachelor of Water and Waste Water Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, China
Qiliang have worked as a Project Manager/Senior Water & Environmental Engineer/Senior Planner for internationally renowned engineering consulting firms as well as real estate developer. He has thorough understanding of local municipal infrastructure planning system and related regulations. Qiliang has in-depth knowledge in technological innovations and applications in water and environmental projects, based on his extensive project experience in sustainable infrastructure strategy, Eco-city planning and design.