Leonard Ong
ISACA International Board of Directors, 2015-2019
ISACA Singapore Chapter President, 2012-2014
IAPP Asia Advisory Board, 2024 - Present
Key Recognitions:
ISACA Hall of Fame & Inspirational Leadership
ISC2 Global Achievement Award – Lifetime & Senior Leader
OSPA - Lifetime
IDC CSO30 and CIO100
AISP Cybersecurity Award - Leader
Leonard Ong brings over 25 years of experience in Information, Cyber, and Corporate Security, with a career spanning the telecommunications, banking, pharmaceutical, medical technology and both private & public healthcare sectors.
As Director and Sector Governance leader of a national health technology. Leonard leads the public healthcare sector’s initiatives in policy, risk management, capability development, enterprise risk management, compliance-attestation-deviation, and data protection. His responsibilities include overseeing medical device and operational technology security, ensuring sector-wide CII cyber readiness, promoting cybersecurity awareness, and driving innovation within his areas.
Prior to this, Leonard served as Senior Director and Regional Information Security Officer for GE Healthcare’s Intercontinental & China region. He has also held key cybersecurity leadership roles at prominent organizations, including Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks, Barclays Capital, and Fullerton Health.
Leonard has a long-standing commitment to volunteering, particularly with ISACA, where he served as President of the Singapore Chapter for two consecutive terms. He has also held leadership positions with ASIS International and was a founding member of both the ISC2 Singapore Chapter and the Asia Data Protection Officer (AsiaDPO) Association.
His contributions to the field of cybersecurity have earned him several prestigious awards, including the ISACA Paul Williams Award for Inspirational Leadership (2016), CSO30 and CIO100 honoree for the ASEAN & Hong Kong region (2021-2025) and was recently honored in 2024 with the AISP Singapore’s Cybersecurity Award for senior leaders.
In July 2020, Leonard was inducted into the ISACA Hall of Fame for his exemplary volunteer service and dedication to advancing ISACA’s mission. In 2024, he was awarded the prestigious lifetime Global Achievement Award from ISC2. In 2025, he received a lifetime recognition for Outstanding Security Performance Award (OSPA).
He holds a Master of Computing from the National University of Singapore (NUS), is a Fellow of the Singapore Computer Society, and a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).