He wants to eliminate plastics in cleaning sector to help planet
Jeremy Lee (BSc IS 2018) founded the clean technology start-up SimplyGood in 2021. He discussed his efforts to reduce plastic waste in the cleaning industry and his investment strategies.
Korean siblings quit finance & media jobs to save parents’ K-BBQ restaurant from 6-figure debt
Two university-educated siblings left promising careers to save their family’s restaurant, once popular with K-pop idols. Rhee Hyuk Kee (BBM 2019) left asset management at a US firm and now earns about one-tenth of his former salary.
The 'underachiever' student who became a successful private banker and now gives back as a respite foster parent
At age 39, Leon Qiu (BBM 2010, MWM 2015, PhDBus-GM 2024) is a successful private banker and philanthropist who started a business in Myanmar, completed a PhD, and wrote a children's book. He is also giving back to society by fostering children, and also plans to launch a charity this year.
Giving back to society after blazing trail
At the Love, Bonito: The Trailblazers Summit on 1 March, national swimmer Yip Pin Xiu (BSocSc 2017) shared how her discipline in swimming also helped her excel academically. Pin Xiu has won seven Paralympic golds and one silver.
4 Leadership Lessons from a 32-year-old Chairman of a Listed Company
Jeff Tung Chi Fung (BBM 2013), Chairman and Executive Director of Sheng Ye Capital Limited, won the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2018.
Advancing Singapore's nation-building goals
Joanne Tan (BBM 2012), an IRAS Mid-Term Undergraduate Scholarship recipient, is the Tax Director at the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore. She oversees a team of 22 officers handling income tax policy.
Making sense of regional power dynamics
Eugene Tan (BSocSc 2020), a Tun Dato Sir Cheng-Lock Tan MA Scholarship recipient, is a research officer at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. He discussed how he started in academia and contributes to Southeast Asia's future through policy analysis.
Charting Singapore's maritime future with AI solutions
Foo Chi Jao (BSc IS 2020), who is a recipient of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Mid-Term Scholarship, currently serves as an Assistant Senior Data Analyst in the statistics and data systems department of the Maritime and Port Authority
Letter of Credence Ceremony, 18 February 2025
Mr Abu Bakar (EMBA 2013) who is Chairman of M Kapital Holdings and Chairman of the Workplace Safety & Health Council and holds Directorships in several organisations has been appointed as the next Singapore Non-Resident Ambassador to the State of Kuwait.
Melbourne World Para Swimming Series, Yip Pin Xiu and Sophie Soon win silver medals
Yip Pin Xiu (BSocSc 2017), a para-swimmer from Singapore and an alumna of SMU, secured a silver medal in the women’s 50m backstroke at the Melbourne leg of the World Para Swimming Series.
