David Jeng (born 17 January 1992) is a Gambian entrepreneur, innovation strategist, and intellectual property expert. He is the founder and managing consultant of Bliss Executives and managing director of Chapman Xpress Financial Services. Jeng is recognized as an Intellectual Property Expert for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and serves on the boards of the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Jeng is a Mandela Washington Fellow and has been named one of the 100 Most Influential Young Africans by the Pan African Leadership Foundation in 2024 and 2025.
Jeng completed a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and Finance at the University of The Gambia and a Master's in Intellectual Property under the WIPO-ARIPO-Africa University program. He also undertook coursework in Patent Law and Global Public Health at Harvard Law School.
In 2023, he founded Bliss Executives, a management consultancy firm focused on supporting small enterprise growth across Africa.He also serves as managing director of Chapman Xpress Financial Services.
He serves as Strategy Chair of the Next Einstein Forum Community of Scientist Executives and is a founding member of #MyAfCFTA, a Pan-African initiative supporting implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area. Jeng is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management and Leadership.
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