We aspire to innovate and disrupt the industry through the formation of SteerQuest (SQ).
Our expertise spans across industry and business development, merger and acquisition, business strategy, regional expansion, and process engineering across various verticals such as information technology, venture capital, conglomerates, manufacturing, construction and the services sectors.
Cheah believes success is derived from passion (loving what you do) and perseverance (never giving up). It means staying focus on a long-term goal, pushing beyond our limits, and rising up in the face of challenges to ultimately achieve our goals.
Cheah is a visionary executive and ESG champion with over 30 years of leadership in digital transformation, venture capital, sustainability strategy, and cross-sector collaboration. He currently serves as Executive Chairman of SteerQuest, CEO of Cognitive Digital, and Chairman of SQV International, leading digital and ESG initiatives across ASEAN.
A prominent figure in Malaysia’s ESG transformation, Cheah is the President of the ESG Association of Malaysia and Chairman of the ESG Board for the Malaysia Chapter. He is frequently sought after for national policy input and cross-border ESG initiatives. His leadership roles span public, private, and academic sectors, demonstrating a unique ability to integrate digital strategy with sustainable value creation.
Cheah is also a seasoned venture capitalist and advisor, having helped scale high-growth businesses and advised multinational companies on strategic investments. A passionate advocate of education-industry partnerships, he serves as an Adjunct Practice Professor at Sunway University and sits on multiple advisory boards shaping future-ready education.
On another hand, Cheah serves on both the Sunway University and ELM Graduate School at HELP University’ Industrial Advisory Board and is an Adjunct Practice Professor at the Sunway University Business School. Besides that, Cheah is also an Industry Advisory Panel Member at Diploma in Digital Business, Methodist College Kuala Lumpur.
Cheah received Chief Information Officer (CIO) Excellence Award from PIKOM in 2010 and was inducted into the 2016 PLC Hall of Fame for leadership and stewardship in promoting the Project Leadership Certificate (PLC) programme as part of the National ICT Certification & Standardization Grid (NICS Competence Grid).
