Ovidia was appointed as the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) first Chief Alumni Officer on 1 July 2023. She is also the University’s first female alumni leader.

In her role as head of NUS’ alumni relations office, Ovidia oversees alumni strategy and engagement, working with the University President, other university leaders and her team to strengthen alumni engagement in Singapore and overseas. She created the highly successful NUS Innovation Forum as a global platform for engagement with alumni, industry leaders and thought influencers in key cities around the world. Since 2024, the Forum has taken place in cities including Manila, San Francisco Bay Area and Shanghai.

Ovidia sits on the Board of Trustees of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), a Washington-based nonprofit dedicated to global educational advancement. She is also a member of the Alumni Associations Network of the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU), a collaboration between 11 of the world's leading research-intensive universities.

Ovidia was Chief Communications Officer of NUS from 2016 to 2023, leading university communications from 2008 to 2023. During her tenure, Ovidia helped raise the reputation of NUS by working with university leaders to build key publicity platforms, drive digital engagement and transform the NUS Open House and NUS Commencement experience.

She graduated from NUS with a Bachelor of Arts with double majors in political science and history, and also holds a Master of International Communication from Macquarie University, Australia.