Yang Yen Thaw

Managing Director

Yang Yen Thaw advises organizations on leadership judgment, governance, data protection, AI adoption, and complex decision-making. His work sits at the intersection of law, management, technology, and organizational risk.

He is the Managing Director of 2iB Partners and brings experience across legal advisory, corporate governance, training, management consulting, and cross-border business matters. His current work focuses on helping boards, senior management teams, and professionals make better decisions when AI, data, regulation, and business exposure overlap.

YT’s work is shaped by legal, corporate, training, and advisory experience across different business contexts. He has advised on governance, contracts, commercial risk, organizational decision-making, and professional capability development.

His current focus is on helping organizations strengthen leadership judgment where AI, data, regulation, and operational pressure intersect. This includes executive workshops, incident simulations, governance conversations, and practical training programs that help decision-makers clarify authority, escalation, accountability, and defensibility.

At 2iB Partners, his advisory and training work supports organizations that need more than technical implementation. The emphasis is on helping leaders ask better questions, recognize decision risk earlier, and respond with clearer judgment when business, legal, and reputational consequences are at stake.

Education

  • Doctoral Candidate
  • Bachelor of Law, University Law College, Bangalore University
  • Bachelor in Academic Law, University Law College, Bangalore University
  • Registered Management Consultant, Institute of Management Consultants Singapore
  • Advanced Certificate in Learning and Performance, Institute for Adult Learning
  • Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment, Institute for Adult Learning
  • Certified Information Privacy Manager, International Association of Privacy Professionals
  • Practitioner Certificate in Personal Data Protection, Singapore Management University, PDPC and IAPP
  • Certifications in AI, machine learning, generative AI, AI business strategy, cybersecurity, data governance, data privacy, design thinking, innovation, IoT, coaching, and community leadership

Expertise

  • Leadership Judgment & Complex Decision-Making
  • AI Governance & Responsible AI Use
  • Data Protection & Data Governance
  • Legal, Contract & Commercial Risk
  • Corporate Governance & Board Advisory
  • Executive Training & Adult Education
  • Management Consultancy
  • Cybersecurity Awareness & Incident Response
  • Digital Transformation & Organizational Change