Andrew Ngui

Director of the Office of Innovation and Startups

Greater Peoria Economic Development Council

Andrew Ngui is a visionary systems builder. As a strategic innovation catalyst, he works synergistically to engineer radical inclusivity and unity across silos. He spearheads human-centered movements to garden innovation and helps bridge gaps in ecosystems at scale. He works collaboratively with national and regional leaders to build capacity in innovation, entrepreneurship: new venture creation, corporate innovation, and community development to improve economic performance in the Greater Peoria region.

Andrew is a graduate of Stanford d.school’s, Design Thinking Bootcamp, and the flagship MIT Bootcamp. He launched his first career as a designer at York University and Sheridan College in Toronto, Canada; a specialized design program that blends creativity, innovation, academic rigor, and interdisciplinary collaboration. He is also an alumnus of the renowned Product & Industrial Design program at the School of Design, Temasek Polytechnic in Singapore.

Prior to joining the Greater Peoria Economic Development Council, Andrew was a key member of a global innovation team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was instrumental in the development of the Bootcamps and MicroMasters programs. He is widely acknowledged for his success in a bottom-up systems building approach, which resulted in the launch of a number of highly experiential innovation leadership training programs and an active global movement of innovators from around the world.

Andrew Ngui

Director of the Office of Innovation and Startups

Greater Peoria Economic Development Council

Andrew Ngui is a visionary systems builder. As a strategic innovation catalyst, he works synergistically to engineer radical inclusivity and unity across silos. He spearheads human-centered movements to garden innovation and helps bridge gaps in ecosystems at scale. He works collaboratively with national and regional leaders to build capacity in innovation, entrepreneurship: new venture creation, corporate innovation, and community development to improve economic performance in the Greater Peoria region.

Andrew is a graduate of Stanford d.school’s, Design Thinking Bootcamp, and the flagship MIT Bootcamp. He launched his first career as a designer at York University and Sheridan College in Toronto, Canada; a specialized design program that blends creativity, innovation, academic rigor, and interdisciplinary collaboration. He is also an alumnus of the renowned Product & Industrial Design program at the School of Design, Temasek Polytechnic in Singapore.

Prior to joining the Greater Peoria Economic Development Council, Andrew was a key member of a global innovation team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was instrumental in the development of the Bootcamps and MicroMasters programs. He is widely acknowledged for his success in a bottom-up systems building approach, which resulted in the launch of a number of highly experiential innovation leadership training programs and an active global movement of innovators from around the world.