David Chua is the Director, Population Health Programme Office of Synapxe, Singapore’s HealthTech agency. He leads the team in the technology enablement and empowering citizens towards better personal health management to advance the nation’s efforts towards Healthier SG (HSG), a national initiative by the Ministry of Health (MOH). HSG marks the next major transformation of healthcare – the shift to focus on primary care and preventive care.
With more than 25 years of experience in the IT industry, Mr Chua has diverse skillsets in digitalisation, large-scale IT transformation, strategic planning and driving sales growth. He has established a strong track record in delivering successful complex technology projects and leading organizational transformation in the adoption of emerging and new digital technologies.
Prior to Synapxe, Mr Chua’s IT experience saw him spearheading projects across the public and private sectors to deliver impactful outcomes for the residents of Singapore, while achieving productivity and growth targets. He also supported the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 response through the rapid deployment of systems for contact tracing and quarantine management. Mr Chua’s expertise has led him to contribute strongly across organisations such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Hewlett-Packard (HP), Ministry of Health (MOH) and GovTech Singapore. He graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with a degree in Computer Science.
