Ray was born in Jakarta, Indonesia but moved to the United States when he was 5 years old, spending most of his childhood years in the San Francisco Bay Area. He learned to be independent and adaptable, having had to move back and forth between Indonesia and California during his formative teen years as a result of his father’s work. Ray is inspired by his dad, who despite coming from humble beginnings managed to create life changing opportunities for his family, his partners, his employees, and himself through entrepreneurship (starting his own construction services & civil engineering firm). Seeing his father lead a team of 50 has truly inspired him to find a similar life-changing leadership and entrepreneurship opportunity in small business.

Ray earned a B.S. with honors in Industrial Engineering & Operations Research from the University of California, Berkeley and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Ray is an aspiring chef when evening strikes, having taken up cooking as a hobby in high school. He enjoys trying new venues, and loves supporting local restaurants. He is an improving golfer, and a novice squash player (his father still beats him). Aligned with his passion for investing in people, Ray volunteers weekly as a mentorship leader at Minds Matter Bay Area, an organization supporting socio-economic disadvantaged high students prep for college admissions.