Singapore, 11 October 2023 (Wednesday) - The Singapore Management University is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to its Board of Trustees with effect from 1 October 2023. Their appointment will be until 11 January 2026.

The three are:

Dr Jeffrey Jaensubhakij (Group Chief Investment Officer, GIC);

Ms Png Chin Yee (Chief Financial Officer, Temasek); and

Ms Chong Yiun Lin (Deputy Secretary (Higher Education and Skills), MOE).

Dr Jeffrey Jaensubhakij was appointed Group Chief Investment Officer in January 2017. He oversees GIC’s total investment portfolio, and works with investment group heads to manage and monitor investment activities across all asset classes. He also leads the development of short- and long-term investment policies to optimise the risk-reward of the total portfolio across changing investment environments. He joined GIC in 1998 as a Senior Economist covering the US economy and was subsequently appointed Co-Head of Asset Allocation Strategy in the Economics and Strategy Department. He was Head of Total Return Equities and the US Equities teams based in GIC’s New York Office from 2003 to 2011. He was subsequently appointed President, Europe in 2011 coordinating GIC’s investment activities in Europe across public and private asset classes; President, Public Markets and Director of Public Equities in 2013; and Deputy Group Chief Investment Officer in 2016. Dr Jaensubhakij holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Cambridge University, as well as a Master’s and a PhD in Economics from Stanford University. His profile can be found here.

Ms Png Chin Yee joined Temasek in July 2011 and is currently its Chief Financial Officer. Her prior roles in Temasek include Head, Financial Services, Senior Managing Director, China, and Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Strategy and Risk Group. Prior to joining Temasek, Ms Png was Managing Director with UBS AG where she was Joint Head of the Financial Institutions Group for Asia investment banking. Ms Png holds a Bachelor of Accountancy with First Class Honours from Nanyang Technological University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Her profile can be found here.

Ms Chong Yiun Lin is the Deputy Secretary (Higher Education and Skills) in Singapore’s Ministry of Education and oversees the development and implementation of education policies in tertiary and continuing education. She started her public service journey at the Urban Redevelopment Authority and previously held various appointments in the Public Service Division, Ministry of Health and Ministry of National Development. Yiun Lin graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Geography from the University of Oxford, and a Master in City Planning from University of Pennsylvania. Her profile can be found here.

Separately, Ms Melissa Khoo, Former Deputy Secretary (Higher Education and Skills), Ministry of Education has stepped down from the Board of Trustees with her recent appointment as the Central Provident Fund Board’s Chief Executive Officer. We would like to thank Ms Khoo for her contributions during her term of service.

The Board is chaired by Mr Piyush Gupta, Chief Executive Officer and Director of DBS Group and currently comprises 20 eminent business leaders, academics, entrepreneurs, and professionals from the public service and private sectors. The full list of Trustees can be found on the SMU website and at the Annex in the media release.