Who We Are

Positions held

• Managing Partner, Energe Networks
• CEO, Tellus Report, an ESG data management solution provider
• Board member of group companies of Hatten Land (listed on Singapore Exchange), a prominent property developer and hotel, residential and retail mall operator
• Shareholder and Board Chairman of a granite quarry operator and supplier

Previous roles

• Executive Consultant for Associations Support Fund (under purview of Ministry of Human Resource & Social Development, Saudi Arabia)
• Senior Advisor, Eden Strategy Institute, Singapore
• Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Dubai, UAE
• Executive Vice President, National Innovation Agency, Government of Malaysia
• CEO, Malaysian Investor Relations Association
• Finance Director, JPK Holdings (listed on Bursa Malaysia stock exchange)
• Group Advisor, DPS Resources (listed on Bursa Malaysia stock exchange)
• Senior Group Accountant, Shell Malaysia

Qualifications

• Master in Public Management, National University of Singapore
• Lee Kuan Yew Fellow, Harvard University
• Bachelor of Science in Finance, University of Maryland
• Bachelor of Science in Management Science & Statistics, University of Maryland
• Certificate in Investor Relations, IRS United Kingdom

Career Highlights

• Led the consulting team for developing and establishing the Associations Support Fund for the Ministry of Human Resource & Social Development of Saudi Arabia, that supports over 3,600 social sector entities and their beneficiaries across Saudi Arabia, focusing on workforce participation, economic contribution and social impact
• Led the introduction of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) in the national-level education curriculum, involving implementation management for the Ministry of Education Malaysia
• Led the rollout of International Baccalaureate pedagogy in high school education in selected government schools, involving implementation management for the Ministry of Education Malaysia
• Crafted strategies for the Eleventh Malaysia Plan, the Malaysian government’s 5-year blueprint for development, deemed as a ‘game changer’ by the government, centred on a Whole-Society Approach where society is part of economic solutions and on developing Social Financing for an inclusive and sustainable public finance model
• Developed a multi-year Social Finance Roadmap for Malaysia, a national-level blueprint for transforming from a perpetual dependency on welfare and social protection to a social investment paradigm of public expenditure
• Led a national-level research on the ramifications of social issues in Malaysia, called the Social Progress Assessment, for identifying the true cost of social issues and providing benchmarks to measuring impact against. With over 500 social indicators, the study provided a guide to priority areas and high impact opportunities, leading to a focus on deterrence and avoidance strategies, in contrast to reactive social services
• Established a Social Impact Committee chaired by a government cabinet Minister, that includes of heads of corporations, financial institutions and foundations. The Committee’s role is to guide and advocate for initiatives on social impact for the government
• Project reporting from time to time, to a Governance Council (chaired by the Prime Minister), National Social Council (chaired by the Deputy Prime Minster), Social Impact Committee (chaired by a Cabinet Minister), National Blue Ocean Strategy (chaired by the Chief Secretary to the Government), and to various government ministries and authorities
• Led a Social Impact Challenge for social entrepreneurs. The challenge served as the platform for capacity building, action research by a university, impact assessment by a research company and social impact training and development. These serve as components of impact measurement
• Created a Social Impact Measurement Toolkit, a workbook for self-assessment by social enterprises and non-profit organisations to record and report on their impact creation
• Funded and developed the Malaysian Collective Impact Initiative (MCII), an entity that operates on an annual subscription by a group of corporations and foundations, that provides back-end support, such as fund raising and impact reporting, for non-profits
• Established the Social Public-Private Partnership Fund, where government and the private sector match funds for social impact initiatives. Among the initiatives were after-school educational support, career development for marginalised youth, telemarketing job creation for the visually impaired
• Established a Social Outcome Fund that prioritises preventive interventions anchored on outcomes, through a centralised facilitation fund that overcomes financial constraints of commissioning new interventions and encourages social investment

Positions held

• Principal Consultant, Energe Networks
• Associate Coach, Executive Transform International

Previous roles

• Consultant and advisor for Association Support Fund, Saudi Arabia
• Consulting Manager, Eden Strategy Institute, Singapore
• Senior Strategy Consultant, Eden Strategy Institute, Singapore
• Strategy Consultant, Eden Strategy Institute, Singapore
• Business developer, World Toilet Organization (NGO), Singapore
• Pre-investment analyst: Devenco (private equity fund), Cambodia

Qualifications

• International Business Management BBA, EDHEC Business School
• AGILE Project Manager
• Associate Certified Coach, International Coaching Federation
• ORSC @ Work and Intelligence, ORSC Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching
• Alchemy - the Art and Science of Co-facilitation, ORSC
• Certified Licensee - 7 Dimensions of Culture, Dilemma Reconciliation, Trompenaars Hampden-Turner THT Consulting

Career Highlights

• Led a breakthrough study in Saudi Arabia to establish an innovative Associations Support Fund for the Ministry of Human Resource and Social Development (HRSD)
• Led a digital and business transformation journey for Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) change management
• Led a six-months program for European multinationals to tackle their growth issues in Southeast Asia
• Led a feasibility study to introduce a breakthrough rooftop hydroponic technology in Singapore
• Led several studies to enhance the competitiveness and innovation of local Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) for Enterprise Singapore (ESG)
• Led the Industry Transformation Roadmap study for the Urban Planning Sector in Singapore, and roadmaps of the Fashion sector and Advertising sector
• Developed and delivered a program to strengthen the team work, resilience, and competencies of top regional executives of Bosch Siemens Home Appliances (BSH)
• Contributed to the launch of ASEAN Smart City Initiatives during Singapore’s Chairmanship
• Contributed to the DBS Bank Foundation strategy for social enterprises
• Supported Social Service Institute Singapore Board Member’s Network flagship collaborative quarterly learning event
• Alignment of Corporate and Business strategy for YMCA Singapore
• On-going Executive Coaching of senior leaders of more than 25 nationalities in large and listed companies worldwide to develop their leadership and executive presence
• Mentored, coached, trained, and judged in business competitions such as NUS Technopreneurship course, the UOB-NUS Business Case competition, the Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise (raiSE), the Yale-NUS Social Enterprise Programme, and several others
• Hired, trained, on-boarded, and mentored over 30 consultants over 7 years at Eden Strategy Institute
• Coaching and leadership development for EDHEC Business School and Sorbonne Assas Law School