Asia Pacific Region Chair
Career Highlights:
- Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School (Duke-NUS): Professor & founding Executive Director, Centre of Regulatory Excellence (CoRE)
- Consortium for Clinical Research & Innovation Singapore: Inaugural Chairman
- Ministry of Health, Singapore: Senior Advisor
- SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute: Policy Core Lead
- Health Sciences Authority, Singapore: Chief Executive Officer
Education:
- Harvard – T.H. Chan School of Public Health, SM, Health Policy & Management
- National University of Singapore – Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, MS, Public Health
- National University of Singapore – Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Medicine
Awards, Recognition, Admissions:
- DIA Global Connector Inspire Award
- RAPS Founder’s Award
- Board/Council Membership: Singapore Food Agency, Singapore Medical Council, Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative Leadership Group, APEC Harmonization Center, Centre for Innovation in Regulatory Science, St Andrew’s Mission Hospital Singapore, Advertising Standards Authority of Singapore
A Few Favorite Professional Achievements:
- Establishing the Duke-NUS Centre of Regulatory Excellence as the first Asian center addressing capacity development and policy innovation needs of national health product and health systems regulators, industry regulatory professionals, and researchers
- Leading Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority in a time of significant growth from 2006 to 2014 and significantly developing its international presence and collaborations
