YM Dato' Syed Haizam Hishamuddin Putra Jamalullail

YM Dato’ Syed Haizam Hishamuddin Putra Jamalullail was appointed to the Board of Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) in November 2024. He is Founding Managing Partner of The Hive Southeast Asia, a Kuala Lumpur-based venture capital firm, and Tuas Capital Partners, as well as Partner at the Global AI Village (GAIV).

His board positions include Independent Director at Universiti Putra Malaysia, Non-Executive Chairman of Yayasan Putra Business School, and Chair of Board of Governors at Charterhouse Malaysia. He also serves as Shareholder and Director of Segi Value Holdings (operator of Segi Fresh supermarket chain) and Srivijaya (Cold Stone Creamery franchise owner in Malaysia). Previously, he held board roles at Vizione Bhd and KAF Fund Management, and worked as a Governance and Sustainable Investment Analyst at F&C Investments in London.

Beyond the corporate sector, Dato’ Syed Haizam is Deputy Chair of the Malaysian Venture Capital Association (MVCA) and contributes to several NGOs including Selangor Youth Community, Yayasan Raja Muda Selangor, and The Malaysia-America Foundation.

He holds a Master of Arts in Human Sciences from Oxford University (Somerville College) and completed the Transformational Leadership Fellowship at Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government in 2025, publishing research on Malaysia’s AI strategy for global leadership.