MAS Chief Data Officer Moves To Newly Created Role

The Monetary Authority of Singapore confirmed that its former chief data officer David Hardoon has relinquished his role to take on a newly-created role in the government body.

David Hardoon has taken on the role of a special advisor (artificial intelligence) with effect from last Thursday, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on Friday. Reporting to Jacqueline Loh, deputy managing director (Markets & Development), he will also be working closely with MAS’ chief fintech officer Sopnendu Mohanty and the FinTech & Innovation Group.

«As we have done for fintech in general, MAS aims to broaden and deepen the application of AI in Singapore’s financial centre,» said a MAS spokesperson, in light of the newly-created role.

Role of CDO 

Hardoon had held the position of CDO at MAS since March 2017, according to his LinkedIn profile. In that role, he was responsible for spearheading innovation and data while leading efforts to leverage on data analytics and enhance operations across financial supervision, central banking and corporate services.

Vincent Loy, assistant managing director (Technology Group), is filling the position of CDO in the interim.