Melvin Chen

Born in China, Melvin graduated top of class with a M.Eng in Materials, Economics and Management from Oxford University. He is the founder of educational publishing company, InspirEducate and an executive director at solar technology startup, One Degree Solar. As President of Kairos Society UK, Melvin has been responsible for the setup and overall running of the Kairos Society, a global entrepreneurship society, in the UK.

His work experience includes time at alternative investment giant, the Man Group plc, telecommunications firm, 2ergo plc and, as Rolling Stone once dubbed, “the giant vampire squid” Goldman Sachs & Co. Going forward, Melvin will be joining the private equity industry to work for Terra Firma Capital Partners in London and Beijing. He will be focusing on investment in Technology, Energy, and Infrastructure.

Melvin's interest lies at the intersection of Finance, Technology and Strategy. He is passionate in his belief that the world's problems can be solved through a combination of Education, Entrepreneurship and Sport. In his spare time, Melvin is a passionate sportsman and has competed at an elite level in triathlon, amateur boxing, badminton and ballroom dancing.