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Fellowships

We aim to forge strong links with international thought leaders, leverage the rich experiences of policy practitioners and harness the diverse views of academics.

Senior Visiting Fellows

Augustine O'Donnell

SENIOR VISITING FELLOW, 2012 - Present

Lord Augustine served Prime Ministers Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron as cabinet secretary and head of the UK civil service from 2005 to 2011.

Christopher Worley

SENIOR VISITING FELLOW, 2025 - Present

Dr Worley is the Research Professor Emeritus of Management at Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business, a clinical professor of strategy and organisation at the Rennes School of Business (France), and a research affiliate at USC’s Marshall Center for Effective Organisations.

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Jocelyne Bourgon

SENIOR VISITING FELLOW, 2013 - Present

Madame Bourgon is President Emeritus of the Canada School of Public Service. She advises governments on governance and public sector reforms.

Peter Hawkins

SENIOR VISITING FELLOW, 2022 - Present

Professor Hawkins is the Honorary president of both the Association of Professional Executive Coaching and Supervision and the Academy of Executive Coaching

Senior Fellows

Chan Yeng Kit

SENIOR FELLOW, 2025 - Present

Mr Chan was appointed Chief Executive Officer of SPH Media in July 2024. Prior to this, Mr Chan was Permanent Secretary (Health) from 2019 to 2024, helming the Ministry of Health through the COVID-19 pandemic years.

Chee Wee Kiong

SENIOR FELLOW, 2022 - Present

Mr Chee served forty years in the Singapore Armed Forces and the Singapore Public Service, during which he held many key command and staff appointments. His last appointment was Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he served from 2010 to 2022.

Khoo Boon Hui

SENIOR FELLOW, 2015 - Present

Mr Khoo was Commissioner of the Singapore Police Force for 13 years and President of INTERPOL for 4 years.

Lim Siong Guan

SENIOR FELLOW, 2013 - Present

Professor Lim was Group President of GIC from 2007 to 2016, Chairman of the Economic Development Board from 2006 to 2009, and Head of the Civil Service from 1999 to 2005.

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Lim Soo Hoon

SENIOR FELLOW, 2017 - Present

Ms Lim served as a Permanent Secretary in the Singapore Public Service for almost 18 years.

Ow Foong Pheng

SENIOR FELLOW, 2025 - Present

Mrs Ow is the Chairman of the Urban Redevelopment Authority and Special Advisor to the Minister for National Development. She served more than 38 years in the Singapore Public Service before her retirement on 1 April 2025.

Peter Ho Hak Ean

SENIOR FELLOW, 2010 - Present

Mr Ho's career in the public service spans more than 34 years. He served as Head of Civil Service and Permanent Secretary for 15 years.

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Peter Ong Boon Kwee

SENIOR FELLOW, 2017 - Present

Mr Ong was formerly Head of Civil Service. He was conferred the (Honorary) Knight of the Most Distinguished Order of The Crown by The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Malaysia XIV in 2012.

Ravi Menon

SENIOR FELLOW, 2024 - Present

Mr Menon served for 36 years in the Singapore Public Service, including as Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore; Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Trade and Industry; and Deputy Secretary at the Ministry of Finance.

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Tan Ching Yee

SENIOR FELLOW, 2025 - Present

Mrs Tan served for over 38 years in the Singapore Public Service, in various appointments in the Ministries of Trade and Industry, Education, then-Information, Communications and the Arts, Health, Finance, and the Prime Minister’s Office.

Yong Ying-I

SENIOR FELLOW, 2022 - Present

An economist and MBA by training, Ms Yong served as Principal Private Secretary to then-Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in 1997.

Visiting Fellows

Catherine Fieschi

VISITING FELLOW, 2016 - Present

Dr Fieschi is a leading European politics expert and global analyst.

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Martin Richard John Knapp

VISITING FELLOW, 2018 - Present

Professor Knapp is a recipient of the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education in 2009.

Richard Brown

VISITING FELLOW, 2014 - Present

Professor Brown is an expert on international development economics.

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Fellows

Aaron Maniam

FELLOW, 2024 - Present

Dr Maniam currently researches and teaches at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government, on both Master of Public Policy and executive education programmes.

Goh Soon Poh

FELLOW, 2025 - Present

Ms Goh served 40 years in the Singapore Public Service before she retired in February 2025 upon completion of a 6-year term as the Auditor-General of Singapore.

Ong Toon Hui

FELLOW, 2024 - Present

Ms Ong is the Vice Dean and Executive Director of the Institute of Governance and Leadership at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in the National University of Singapore.