I am drawn to the Governance Director role because it maps directly onto work I have done repeatedly across multiple organizations, and I believe I can bring both practical experience and genuine commitment to the position.
Over the past several years, I have been actively involved in constitutional and governance reform across a number of boards and alumni organizations. I drafted updates to the constitution of the Harvard Club of Singapore and the HKU Business School Alumni Association, and I navigated a formal constitutional amendment process at IWIRC, an international professional organization with a global membership. These experiences gave me a working familiarity with the drafting, consultation, and implementation challenges that governance reform involves — including managing competing stakeholder views and ensuring changes are both legally sound and practically workable.
Beyond constitutional work, I currently serve on the boards of IWIRC, Asia Sustainable Aviation Fuel Association, Australian Alumni Singapore, and the Harvard Club of Singapore, and in my professional life I advise on governance matters in the context of complex cross-border restructurings. I am comfortable applying procedural frameworks including Robert’s Rules of Order to keep board processes disciplined and efficient, and I understand the importance of ensuring that committees and leadership are aligned on governing matters before issues escalate.
I am also at a stage in my career where I am deliberately expanding my international board portfolio, and HEAA’s global membership is genuinely appealing. I would bring to this role not just technical governance capability but a long-term commitment to the association’s institutional strength and the quality of its director pipeline.
