As Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cyberport, Dr Rocky Cheng leads Hong Kong’s digital technology flagship to advance the public missions of talent cultivation, technology industry development, and digital transformation of society and business, injecting new impetus into Hong Kong’s digital economy with innovation and technology (I&T).
Dr Cheng brings over 30 years of rich experience in the information technology and financial industries, with a solid background in planning and governing development of I&T. Before joining Cyberport, Dr Cheng held key positions in large corporations, drove multi-faceted business development, aptly applied technology to innovate financial products and services, and to enhance operational processes. To steer application of FinTech and corporate digital transformation, Dr Cheng has profound experiences in strategy formulation and execution of drives. Meanwhile, he has been supporting the development of entrepreneurial ecosystem at Cyberport, and served as a Member of Entrepreneurship Committee Advisory Group to offer advice on nurturing innovative and entrepreneurial talents. Dr Cheng is also dedicated to contributing to the I&T industry and education in various relevant public service positions. Currently, he is a Member of the Digital Economy Development Committee, the Advisory Committee on the Northern Metropolis, the Green Technology and Finance Development Committee, and the Advisory Committee on Attracting Strategic Enterprises of the HKSAR Government, a Member of the Technology and Innovation Subsector of the Election Committee from 2021 to 2026, a Co-Chairman of the Hospital Authority Information Technology Technical Advisory Committee, a Member of Cybercrime Policing Advisory Panel, a Member of the Steering Committee on eHealth, a Member of the Vocational Training Council, a Member of Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications, and the President of the Hong Kong Computer Society, committed to promoting I&T development and talent cultivation in Hong Kong.
Dr Cheng holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, an Executive Master of Public Administration from Beijing Tsinghua University, an Executive Master of Business Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and a Master of Computer Science from the City University of Hong Kong. He also studied business leadership programmes at the University of Cambridge and London Business School in the UK.