Roy Kao

Roy Kao is a recognized executive, advisor, and dot connector in financial services and fintech innovation, transformation, and development with over 25 years of leadership, advisory, and entrepreneurial experience.

He currently serves as an Advisory Board Member for Open Banking Expo and as a Board Member at Open Finance Network Canada (OFNC) and is also a Strategic Advisor to the Holt Xchange Fintech Accelerator and Fund Advisory Board.

Previously, Roy held senior leadership roles at CGI, a global consulting firm, and Canada’s MaRS Discovery District innovation hub, in business consulting and advisory competencies on strategic innovations including open finance, digital transformation, and fintechs.

He is natively fluent in Mandarin Chinese and graduated with an honours degree in Computer Science and Economics from the University of Toronto.