BRISKPOINT - Key Persons


Dr. Leon Wu - CEO, Chairman, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Founder
  • Senior Scientist
​Dr. Leon Wu is the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BriskPoint. Dr. Wu is an accomplished senior scientist and serial entrepreneur. Prior to starting his own companies, Leon worked in the technology, financial, energy, industrial, and media industries in U.S., Canada and China, including Microsoft, Accenture, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Canada, Con Edison of New York, U.S. Department of Energy, General Electric, Leonardo, and WPP. Dr. Wu received his PhD, MPhil and MS in Computer Science from Columbia University and has worked for Columbia University as a senior researcher for several years. With a strong academic research background, Dr. Wu has published dozens books, journal articles, conference papers and technical reports. He is also an inventor of over ten U.S. patents. His work has been featured by Bloomberg, National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, IEEE, and Computer magazine.