Jesudevan Viveganandam
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, TradeKins
With over two decades of legal, judicial, and regulatory enforcement experience, Jesudevan is an internationally sought-after thought leader in compliance and risk management, export controls, and financial crimes.Before founding TradeKins, he served as a criminal prosecutor and Deputy Senior State Counsel in the specialist financial crimes team of the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) in Singapore. He led prosecutions of financial crimes and advised the government on a wide range of legal matters. He also represented AGC at high-level international engagements and chaired its Innovation Network.Jesudevan has worked extensively with agencies such as the Commercial Affairs Department, ACRA, CPIB, and MAS on matters including fraud, corruption, money laundering, and Companies Act violations. He is a recognised specialist in export controls and UN sanctions, particularly relating to Iran and the DPRK, and has advised multiple Singapore ministries and authorities on enforcement and compliance issues.His earlier career includes roles as a District Judge and as a lawyer in a major Singapore law firm, where he handled complex dispute resolution and arbitration matters for multinational clients across industries.Jesudevan is also active in academia and international policy circles. He is an Adjunct Professor at the National University of Singapore and a lecturer at Singapore Management University, where he teaches courses he designed on compliance and anti-corruption law. He has been recognised by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs and represents Singapore in international working groups on trade controls.A Fulbright Scholar, he holds a Master of Laws from New York University and was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 2005. In August 2023, he became President of the Centre for Trade Excellence, Singapore.