Ken Foo
Banker · Meditator · Author
CFAMSc Wealth ManagementJapanese · English · Chinese
About
Over two decades spanning sovereign wealth, institutional fixed income, private banking, and entrepreneurship across Asia — Ken Foo has built a career that moves between rigour and reflection.
Trained as a chemical engineer at the University of Tokyo, he joined the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) directly upon graduating, which later sent him to Singapore Management University to complete a Master of Science in Management. That foundation — quantitative, disciplined, global — has informed everything since.
From bond trading desks at Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse in Tokyo, to leading DBS's Japan operations and later its private banking coverage across Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines, Ken has spent his career at the intersection of capital markets and deep human relationships.
In 2024 he founded RO Global Capital, and in April 2026, following a Theravada ordination, returned to practice with a clearer sense of what he has always believed: that the most important question in wealth is not how much — but what for.
Career
- 2024 – Present
RO Global Capital Pte Ltd
Founder & CEO
Founded a Singapore-based holding group supporting Japanese companies' entry into Asian markets and high-net-worth investment activities. Active in Singapore and Malaysia serving private banking clients for wealth management.
- 2024 – Present
Peak Capital Management Pte Ltd
Director & Portfolio Manager
Portfolio construction and management for private clients. Singapore-based, with a focus on Asian and cross-border mandates.
- 2024 – Present
Bill Morrisons Capital Pte Ltd
Chief Japan Advisor
Strategic advisory on Japan market entry, partnerships, and capital allocation along the Singapore–Japan corridor.
- 2022 – 2024
DBS Private Bank
Senior Market Head — Malaysia, Thailand & Philippines
Led private banking coverage across three markets, managing senior client relationships in the high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth segments.
Euromoney · World's Best Private Bank - 2019 – 2022
DBS Bank Japan
Japan Country Head
Managed both the Tokyo branch and DBS Securities Japan. Promoted bank SaaS solutions, partnerships with digital banks including Seven Bank, and cross-border remittance business.
- 2013 – 2018
DBS Bank
Fixed Income Sales — Asian Institutional Investors
In charge of fixed income sales for Asian institutional investors.
- 2007 – 2012
Merrill Lynch Japan Securities · Credit Suisse Japan Securities
US Treasury & US Mortgage Bond Sales Trader
US Treasury and US mortgage bond sales trading for institutional clients in Japan.
- 2003 – 2006
GIC — Government of Singapore Investment Corporation
Investment Professional
Joined GIC directly upon graduating from the University of Tokyo. Foundations in sovereign wealth management and institutional investment.
Education & Credentials
- 2006
Singapore Management University
Master of Science in Management (Wealth Management)
- 2003
University of Tokyo
Bachelor of Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineering
- CFA
CFA Institute
Chartered Financial Analyst