Melvin Poh

He has quietly emerged as one of Malaysia’s most thoughtful public voices. Although he is an entrepreneur, he has applied his entrepreneurship mostly towards a social cause and collective cause. As the founder of Empirics Asia, an open publishing platform he is dedicated to making social scientific knowledge freely accessible, and as the creator of Empirical Thought, he is working to revive public philosophy in a time shaped by distraction and noise. Through his work, videos, writings, Melvin has helped thousands of Malaysians, especially younger audiences, rediscover the value of deep thinking, reflection, and intellectual curiosity. His work is not just about sharing ideas, but about encouraging people to live with more clarity, purpose, and care.

Making an impact is about opening doors. Whether it’s publishing social science openly or sharing philosophy accessibly, I believe knowledge should serve the many, not the few.