Our Network
Our network of council members forms a dynamic ecosystem, bringing together diverse perspectives and expertise with a shared commitment to advance the institute’s vision in shaping policy change in the region.
OUR CHAIRMAN
Associate Professor Simon Tay is Chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs. He is concurrently a tenured Associate Professor, teaching international law at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law.
Since 2020, he has been appointed an Ambassador for Singapore, currently accredited to Greece on a non-residential basis. He is also Singapore’s Chairman to the EU Singapore free trade agreement domestic advisory group focusing on sustainability and trade.
From 1992 to 2008, he served in a number of public appointments for Singapore. These included serving as Chairman of Singapore’s National Environment Agency; and as an independent Nominated Member of Parliament (1997-2001). In 2006, Professor Tay received a National Day Award.
HONORARY MEMBERS
Halimah Yacob
8th President of the Republic of Singapore
J.Y. Pillay
Council of Presidential Advisers (Former)
Tommy Koh
S.R. Nathan
6th President of the Republic of Singapore
PATRON
Lee Foundation
ADVISORS
Mr. Tony Chew
Asia Resource Corporation Ptd Ltd
Mr. Gautam Banerjee
Blackstone Singapore Pte Ltd
Mr. Kwee Liong Seen
Pontiac Land Group
Ms. Kay Kuok
Shangri-La Hotel Limited, Singapore
Mr. Jerry Ng
Bank Jago
Mr. Heinrich Jessen
Jebsen and Jessen
Mr. Yeoh Oon Jin
Singapore Land Authority
Mr. Gerald Ong
PrimePartners Corporate Finance
GOVERNING COUNCIL
Assoc. Prof Simon Tay
Faculty of Law, NUS & Senior Consultant, Wong Partnership
Mr. Adam Rahman
Head of Corporate Affairs, Citi Singapore
Mr. Manu Bhaskaran
CEO, Centennial Asia Advisors
Ms. Fang Eu Lin
Partner and Sustainability & Climate Change Practice Head; and PwC Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainability Excellence Leader, PwC Singapore
Ms. Cheryl Chen
President, S&P Global Foundation; and Senior Director, Social Sustainability, S&P Global
Mr. Ho Tong Yen
Chief Sustainability Officer, Keppel Ltd
Dr. Selina Ho
Assistant Professor in International Affairs and Co-Director of the Centre on Asia and Globalisation,
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Mr. Philip Kwee
Chief Operating Officer, Pontiac Land
Mr. En Lee
Managing Director and Head of Sustainable and Impact Investments, Asia, LGT
Ms. Smitha Menon
Partner, WongPartnership
Dr. Denis Hew
Senior Research Fellow for the Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Mr. Satyanarayan Ramamurthy
Senior Advisor, Infrastructure and Development Finance, Structured Finance Department Asia Pacific, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Fellow
Mr. Hank Lim
Dr. Yeo Lay Hwee
Mr. Nicholas Fang
Ms. Lee Chen Chen
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Ms. Connie Wong
Ms. Daphne Lee
Ms. Marion Grace Lim
Mr. Aaron Choo
Ms. Shamini Priya
Ms. Fidelis Lee
Ms. Teo Shi Hui
Ms. Siti Bazilah
Ms. Lin Weihong
Ms. Phua Seok Yee
