Neville Roy Singham’s evolution from tech mogul to global activist reads less like a business biography and more like a geopolitical thriller. Once hailed as a visionary entrepreneur behind the software consultancy Thoughtworks, Inc., Singham has now become the subject of intense scrutiny—accused of blurring the lines between business, ideology, and foreign influence.
After selling Thoughtworks in 2017 for nearly $785 million to Apax Partners and publicly stepping away from the company, Singham appeared to retreat into retirement. Corporate records in the U.K., Thoughtworks’ website, and his own LinkedIn profile all support the narrative of a clean and final break. But recent revelations from China’s National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System tell a different story—one that raises pressing questions about Singham’s true post-sale involvement.
As late as June 2025, Singham was still listed as a corporate officer of Thoughtworks Beijing, the Chinese arm of the company he supposedly left eight years earlier. This apparent contradiction undercuts the company’s firm denial that any professional relationship with Singham remains. More than just a paperwork anomaly, Singham’s name appeared on trade show profiles and job postings as an active point of contact as recently as 2021.
But it’s Singham’s activist pursuits—and the way they intersect with global politics—that have fueled the most controversy. Alongside his wife, Code Pink co-founder Jodie Evans, Singham has bankrolled a network of protest movements across the U.S., many of which espouse vehemently anti-Israel and anti-ICE sentiments. The couple’s financial influence is staggering: over $20 million flowed to The People’s Forum between 2017 and 2022, largely through shell nonprofits and donor-advised funds. The Forum has been closely tied to pro-Hamas rallies and demonstrations, including a Times Square protest held less than 24 hours after the October 7 Hamas terror attack on Israel.
CNN’s Erin Burnett runs interference for Antifa:
“Compared to right-wing extremists, Antifa-linked violence is rare and limited.”
The propaganda press is in full Antifa-denialist mode. pic.twitter.com/Jil404OjvX
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) October 9, 2025
Equally alarming to critics is the potential alignment between Singham’s funding network and Chinese Communist Party narratives. Code Pink’s sharp pivot toward pro-Beijing rhetoric—particularly its dismissal of Uyghur human rights abuses as Western propaganda—coincides closely with its financial entanglement with Singham-tied entities. A campaign called “China Is Not Our Enemy,” launched under the Code Pink banner, reads like a soft-power play straight out of a CCP public relations manual.
There’s also a personnel pipeline that connects former Thoughtworks executives with Singham-linked nonprofits. Whether it’s Franziska Kleiner (formerly of Thoughtworks Germany), Chris Caruso, or Chad Wathington, the cross-pollination between his former business empire and activist machinery suggests an infrastructure far more organized than spontaneous grassroots protest.
Singham’s historical ties to Huawei—a company at the heart of U.S. national security concerns—only deepen the unease. Thoughtworks worked with Huawei for years, even as U.S. authorities imposed sanctions and blacklisted the telecom giant over allegations of espionage and IP theft. While Thoughtworks refuses to confirm whether that relationship continued beyond 2020, records show the company’s Chinese branch received patents well after the Huawei ban, raising red flags about tech transfer and strategic collaboration.
Now, as Singham reportedly shares office space with Maku Group, a pro-Beijing media outlet, the dots become harder to ignore. The Maku Group has received more than $1.8 million in donations from nonprofits tied to Singham, and its messaging has routinely downplayed or denied China’s human rights violations. In co-authored editorials, the group frames global human rights discourse as a vehicle for U.S. imperialism—messaging that echoes from the pages of The Tricontinental Institute, another Singham-backed outfit.
The U.S. political response has been bipartisan and building. Marco Rubio, now Secretary of State under President Trump, has twice called for DOJ investigations into Singham’s activities and his alleged role as a foreign agent. And House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has demanded accountability, citing Singham’s reported links to violent protests and anti-law enforcement operations.
