Technical Consultant
Mar 2026 - May 2026
Post-departure retainer providing architecture and engineering continuity for the ESG gap analysis platform, covering pipeline design, code review, and developer knowledge transfer.
Philip Khor
Philip Khor lives in Penang and tends a kitchen garden. Economist by training, data scientist by practice. COVID-cautious.
His work spans ESG ratings methodology, sustainability disclosure standards, LLM systems, policy analysis, credit risk modelling, fair ML, and applied microeconometrics.
Experience
Sustainability Intelligence & Compliance Manager
June 2025 - Feb 2026
Translated FTSE Russell ratings methodology and IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards into AI-powered intelligence systems and commercial offerings for corporate issuers in Malaysia. Defined the subject-matter logic for LLM-based ESG gap analysis workflows — pipeline architecture, NLP strategies for keyword extraction from company disclosures, and code review for modularity. Acted as the technical bridge for sales and marketing, mapped the regional regulatory landscape for product expansion, and coordinated localisation across target markets. Also remediated infrastructure security gaps, bringing AWS environment compliance from 70% to 92%.
Sustainable Finance Consultant
Aug 2024 - June 2025
Researched ESG ratings, standards, and frameworks; wrote reports and thought leadership on sustainability topics; and applied data analysis and AI tools to refine ESG product development and recommendation models.
Penang Institute
Visiting Data Scientist
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
Designed and developed over 12 interactive Tableau dashboards covering population, labour, healthcare, housing, and state finances. Built a dedicated statistics portal and streamlined data pipelines to reduce update times. Organised internal workshops on using large language models in policy research. (Tableau public profile: penang.institute)
Statistician
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Developed socioeconomic dashboards and maintained data pipelines. Supported the transition of Penang Monthly’s statistics brief toward a more visual format with timely reviews and internal training.
CIMB Bank Berhad
Manager, Risk — Retail Modelling
Mar 2020 - May 2022
Reviewed and enhanced credit risk rating model development processes for Basel and IFRS 9 across ASEAN markets. Communicated model outcomes to stakeholders, prepared documentation for machine learning models, and worked with validators and data engineers on feature derivation. Developed R scripts and internal packages to automate analysis on the AutoML platform, and upskilled risk modellers on ML algorithms, explainability, and fairness.
Skymind AI Berhad
Technical Writer
Oct 2019 - Dec 2019
Created and maintained documentation for Konduit Serving, an enterprise ML deployment platform. Edited training materials and supported community engagement events.
GRID Inc.
Data Scientist Intern
May 2019 - Aug 2019
Built real-time object detection models for agricultural applications using deep learning architectures, specifically YOLOv2. Worked on-site in Tokyo.
The Center of Applied Data Science
Data Scientist Associate
Jul 2018 - May 2019
Developed training materials in R, Python, Excel, and Tableau for data science courses focused on commercial applications. Trained local talent in exploratory analysis, statistics, and machine learning.
ASEAN Data Analytics Exchange (ADAX)
Data Scientist Trainee
Feb 2018 - June 2018
Four-month intensive data science finishing school covering Python, R, databases, statistics, NLP, and machine learning, initiated by MDEC in partnership with CADS.
Penang Institute
Research Assistant
Aug 2016 - Jan 2017
Contributed to the Penang Skilled Workforce Study: scheduled and conducted employer interviews, analysed JobStreet data to identify skill shortages and hard-to-fill vacancies, and designed visualisation templates for qualitative job data that were incorporated in the final report.
Intern (Economics Studies)
Dec 2015 - Jan 2016
Worked on three projects — the Penang Skilled Workforce Study, the Penang Economic and Development Report 2015/2016, and the Institute’s evaluation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. Handled data collection and analysis, liaised with government agencies, outlined data collection methods, and prepared report text.
Education
University of Wollongong | Wollongong, NSW
Bachelor of Commerce (Hons), Economics
2017
Bachelor of Commerce (Dean’s Scholar), Economics
2014-2016
Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology | Tanjung Bungah, Penang
Diploma in Business Studies, Accounting
2012-2014
Chung Ling (National Type) High School | Penang
Science-Commerce
2007 - 2011
Honors & Awards
- Kenneth A. Blakey Prize in ECON215 Microeconomic Theory & Policy
- 2015 Dean’s Merit List
- 2014 Dean’s Merit List
- Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship
- Business International Academic Merit Scholarship