Asia's Most Influential SG

Philanthropy & Charity

Forging a brighter future that everyone can share

Mae Anderson

Chairman, Art Outreach

Chairman of Art Outreach who's a lifelong champion of philanthropy and visual literacy

Nana Au-Chua

COO, Million Lighting

Million Lighting COO Nana Au-Chua is also a director of non-profit organisation Soles4Souls Asia

Celeste Basapa

Fundraiser

Avid traveller, socialite and veteran fundraiser Celeste Basapa’s philanthropy has embraced the sick and needy, the arts and a string of environmental issues

Naina Batra

Chairperson and CEO, AVPN

Naina Batra of Asian Venture Philanthropy Network is a driver of change for the public good

Sandra Chang

Director, Raffles Yacht Group

Lifelong yachting enthusiast Sandra Chang is also an eco-warrior and jazz fan

Betty Chen

Betty Chen is the life patron and ex-president of the Chinese Women's Association

Tanya Chua

Singer-songwriter, Blackx

Mandopop doyenne and four-time winner of Best Mandarin Female Singer at Taiwan’s Golden Melody Awards

Gerard Ee

Chairman, Agency for Integrated Care

An advocate for social-service rights and issues in Singapore, Gerard Ee chairs the Agency for Integrated Care

Junie Foo

CEO, Methodist Welfare Services

Social services leader, and champion of gender diversity and women’s rights

Laura Hwang

Director, Linyi Investments

Veteran banker Laura Hwang is an advocate of women’s rights and an avid supporter of the Singapore Dance Theatre

Genevieve Peggy Jeffs

Fundraiser

Singapore fashion icon Genevieve Peggy Jeffs is a lifelong philanthropist

Elizabeth Khoo

Managing director, York Hotel

Hotel MD and custodian of her banking-magnate father's philanthropic legacy

Koh Choon Hui

Chairman, Singapore Children’s Society

Businessman Koh Choon Hui is also a charity and social service veteran

Kuok Khoon Hong

Co-founder, chairman and CEO, Wilmar International

Agribusiness tycoon with Wilmar International, one of the largest palm oil producers in the world. Kuok is also a noted philanthropist

Melissa Kwee

CEO, National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre

Philanthropic leader Melissa Kwee developed a vision of Singapore as the “City of Good”

Trina Liang-Lin

Managing director / CEO, Templebridge Investments / Halo Health Asia

Banker and philanthropist Trina Liang-Lin has turned from investment banking to investing in the future of people and the planet with Templebridge and Halo Health Asia 

Laurence Lien

Co-founder and CEO, Asia Philanthropy Circle

Laurence Lien of Asia Philanthropy Circle and Lien Foundation is a pillar of the region’s philanthropic community

Catherine Loh

CEO, The Community Foundation of Singapore

CEO of The Community Foundation of Singapore and champion of impactful philanthropy

Oei Hong Leong

Chairman, Chip Lian Investments

Billionaire businessman, noted philanthropist and patron of the arts

Noor Quek

Founder and CEO, NQ International

A champion of gender equality, Noor Quek is a wealth-industry veteran

Durreen Shahnaz

Founder and CEO, Impact Investment Exchange/IIX Foundation

Entrepreneur and impact investor Prof Durreen Shahnaz created the world’s first social stock exchange

Kanwaljit Soin

Orthopaedic and Hand Surgeon, Mount Elizabeth Hospital

Even in her twilight years, Dr Kanwaljit Soin works tirelessly to improve the lives of women in Singapore

Georgette Tan

President, United Women Singapore

Georgette Tan leads the United Women Singapore, an NGO helping women and girls to maximise their full potential and empowering them to become leaders

Tan Kheng Lian

Chairman , Tan Chin Tuan Foundation

Tan Chin Foundation's chairman is the torch-bearer of her father’s philanthropic legacy

Phillip Tan

Chairman, Community Chest

Phillip Tan heads Community Chest, Singapore’s largest social-services fundraiser

Mary Ann Tsao

Chairwoman and founding director, Tsao Foundation

Chairwoman of the Tsao Foundation, Dr Mary Ann Tsao is a champion of eldercare and ageing issues

Grace Yeh

Director, Yeh Brothers Wood Works/Yeh Brothers Electronic Works

A prominent society figure and philanthropist, Taiwanese entrepreneur Grace Yeh takes time out from her Yeh Brothers family businesses to raise funds for charitable causes