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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.

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.

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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

Peter Shergold

SENIOR VISITING FELLOW, 2012- Present

Professor Shergold was Australia's most senior public administrator from 2003 to 2008. His academic and public service career spans over three decades.

Senior Fellows

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.

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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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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Rory Gallagher

VISITING FELLOW, 2014 - Present

Dr Gallagher, until recently, was managing advisor and director of international programmes for the UK's Behavioural Insights Team (commonly known as the 'Nudge Unit').

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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.

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.