University Awards

Outstanding Service Award

” As far back as I can remember, and perhaps instinctively, I’ve had the urge to combine the life of the mind with a life of action, and for a purpose greater than myself. I hope that I have succeeded, in my limited ways. ” Dr Teh Kok Peng Read Citation
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Current Portfolio

  • Chairman, East Asian Institute, NUS
  • Independent Director, Seviora Holdings Pte Ltd
  • Independent Director, CM Capital Corporation
  • Independent Director, Fullerton Health Corporation
  • Chairman of Advisory Council, Granite Asia
  • Chairman of Advisory Board, Seraya Partners
  • Member, Trilateral Commission

Lifetime Achievements

  • Dr Teh served as President of GIC Special Investments from April 1999 to June 2011, and oversaw investments in private equity, infrastructure and international venture funds. Prior to this, he was concurrently Deputy Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore and Deputy Managing Director of GIC. He began his career with the World Bank, joining its Young Professionals Programme in 1975.
  • Dr Teh was formerly Chairman of Ascendas Pte Ltd and Azalea Asset Management Pte Ltd. He was a member on various boards, including China International Capital Corporation, Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation, Taikang Life Insurance, Sembcorp Industries, Singapore Life Ltd, and the Urban Redevelopment Authority. Dr Teh’s contributions also encompassed the higher education sector, where he served on the boards of the National University of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, and Institute of Policy Studies. Additionally, he was President of the Economic Society of Singapore from 1992 to 1997, succeeding the late Professor Lim Chong Yah.

Service to nation and the international community

  • Dr Teh was appointed as a Member of the NUS East Asian Institute (EAI) Management Board in 2015. In 2018, he succeeded Professor Wang Gungwu as Chairman of EAI.
  • Among Dr Teh’s contributions as Chairman of EAI are the initiation of a strategic review of the EAI Board. Following this, the Board was reconstituted to include members from the corporate sector, harnessing a more diverse range of relevant expertise in service of the institute’s mission of promoting academic and policy-oriented research on East Asian development.

Awards and Accolades

  • AVCJ (Asian Venture Capital Journal) Special Achievement Award (2022)
  • Public Administration Medal (Gold), National Day Awards (1992)

Education

  • M.Phil, D.Phil (University of Oxford)
  • BA (La Trobe University)
 
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