Administrative and Research Team

Ms Annette SINGH

Principal Research Associate
Governance and Sustainability Lead
Email: annette_singh@nus.edu.sg

Annette graduated with a Bachelor of Economics/Bachelor of Science degree from the Australian National University, and a Master of Social Sciences (Applied Economics) degree from the National University of Singapore. Before joining CGS, she conducted research on innovation and entrepreneurship policy; she is now focusing on research in sustainability-related issues.

Ms ANG Hui Min

Ms NGUYEN Thi Thuy (Aster)

Senior Research Associate
Email: aster.nguyen@nus.edu.sg

Aster graduated from the Bachelor course in Banking and Finance at National Economics University and the Master of Science course in Finance at the University of Gloucestershire with distinction results.

Before joining CGS, she had 1.5 years of experience working as a data management executive in VNDIRECT Securities Corporation since the 3rd year of the bachelor course and five months internship in market research in McGraw Hill Singapore. She also had some academic research experience related to corporate governance in her final year project and master thesis. She is interested in this research direction and wants to see what impact it will bring to the company, especially the short term and long term performance.

Ms HUANG Minjun

Minjun graduated with a Bachelor in Public Administration from the Renmin University of China, and a Master in Public Policy from the National University of Singapore.

Prior to joining the Centre for Governance and Sustainability (CGS), she had working experiences in several sectors such as consulting, real estate and tech. At CGS, she is involved in research in corporate sustainability and corporate governance.

Ms Joycelyn LEE

Senior Research Analyst
Email: joycelyn@nus.edu.sg

Joycelyn graduated with a Bachelor of Social Sciences from the National University of Singapore. She is passionate about all things sustainability and climate justice. Prior to joining CGS, she’s had experience working on corporate sustainability within the retail industry. She is now excited to contribute research in this space.

Ms Trang NGUYEN

Senior Research Analyst
Email: trangn31@nus.edu.sg

Trang graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Denver majoring in Finance. Before joining CGS, she had nearly six years of experience working in the investment industry in various positions, from researcher to analyst and portfolio manager. During this time, she has become interested in the role of sustainability and corporate governance in the long-term future of corporate development. She is now involved in both sustainability and governance-related research at CGS.

Ms Verity THOI

Senior Manager
Phone: (65) 6516 5184
Email: verity.thoi@nus.edu.sg

Verity graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and completed a Bachelor of Psychology Degree (Honours) at James Cook University in 2012.

Verity joined the NUS Business School in 2013, and held the position of an assistant manager, supporting the Executive Director in the Dean’s Office. She moved to the Centre for Governance and Sustainability (formerly known as the Centre for Governance, Institutions and Organisations) in 2015 and took on the Centre Manager’s role, managing the daily running of a research centre. This includes research, project and event management and marketing and publicity of activities for the centre. She also manages administrative tasks such as HR and finance. Verity has also written two research reports and numerous research proposals, performed copy editing and translations tasks on top of running the centre.

Under CGS’s Director’s leadership and mentorship, Verity was promoted twice in her career at CGS, and is now the Business Development Lead for the research centre.

Verity started her career as a journalist with the People’s Association before taking to the skies as a cabin crew with British Airways (BA). She was promoted to cabin crew supervisor a year after joining the company. While at BA, she held the position of Chairman of BA Cabin Crew Union from 2011 to 2013. She worked closely with the management and union to return the crew’s contractual agreement to fairer and more equitable treatment for the cabin crew union members.

Verity enjoys the challenges her current role entails and looks forward to more research collaborations and opportunities for the Centre’s growth and impact. Verity was Chairman of the NUS Business School Social Committee from 2014 to 2016. She enjoys interacting and socialising with people from all walks of life, organising events and embarking on new work experiences to broaden her horizons.

Mr Ivan LIM

Assistant Manager
Phone: (65) 6601 2027
Email: ivanlim@nus.edu.sg

Ivan graduated from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Linguistics and Multilingual Studies in 2016.

Before joining CGS, Ivan’s work experience ran the gamut from local start-ups to international companies like Facebook and Apple. As a fresh graduate, he first pursued editorial roles at the Singapore Press Holdings and media companies like TripZilla and Weekender, creating content such as articles and social media posts. At Apple, his role involved optimising Siri for Singaporean users, while at Facebook, he worked closely with small and medium businesses in Australia and New Zealand on digital campaigns. He then returned to his alma mater NTU, working as a research assistant and subsequently communications manager, liaising with various stakeholders from professors to students and alumni.

Ivan has a deep passion for the natural world and enjoys reading, forest bathing, and tending to his house plants.