Sheryl Foo Email & Phone Number

Sheryl is a visionary and passionate innovation strategist who leads ecosystems development at NEOM's Strategy and Economic Development Office. She has a Master of Science in International Finance from University College Dublin and a Bachelor's Degree with Honours from Yale NUS.With over a decade of experience in future energy and mobility for smart cities, Sheryl has completed venture capital projects, developed startup ecosystems, and advised on the future of innovation in 10 different markets across Asia, Middle East and Europe. At NEOM, she was previously responsible for the strategy, planning and implementation of NEOM's Advanced Air Mobility network, the world's first bespoke public advanced air mobility system. Prior to NEOM, she developed Future Mobility strategies at Singapore’s Economic Development Board. Sheryl was also previously a senior strategy consultant at Vertech Capital, where she led future trends and facilitated venture capital investments in future energy and mobility. She is also internationally published and has spoken on topics such as future mobility, smart cities, women in leadership, and innovating amidst uncertainty. Outside of work, she is passionate about solving for the future of humanity through innovation and tech. She does this by serving her communities through her roles as a World Bank Innovate4Climate Contributor, World Economic Forum Global Shaper Curator, Bucerius Global Governance Fellow, US Dept of State Fellow, St Gallen Leader of Tomorrow, Al Gore Climate Reality Leader, and a Female Founders Mentor, amongst others. • Keynote Speech: "Future of Mobility" at Crecer Innovation Week, 2022• “Accelerating Clean Energy Financing with Blockchain Technology”, published in UN Environment Program, 2022• World Innovation on Education Biennial Summit, Qatar Foundation, Speaker “Innovating for Uncertainty”, 2022• Cyfy Conference on Technology, Innovation and Society (Government of India and Observer Research Foundation), Panelist on “Smart Cities and Sustainable Development”, India, 2019• 4gamechanger Annual Conference, Speaker, “Innovations in Europe and Asia” and “Blockchain Technologies”, Vienna, 2019• Baker McKenzie Renewable Energy Global Conference, Panelist for “Innovations in Renewable Energy”, Hong Kong, 2019• Raisina Dialogue (Government of India and Observer Research Foundation), Panelist on future mobility transitions, New Delhi, 2020• Blockchain in Energy Conference, Opening Keynote on “Blockchain Innovations in Energy”, Singapore, 2018

Listed skills include Start Ups, Business Strategy, Investments, Business Development, and 4 others.