Doris is Chief Executive Officer of the Human Capital Leadership Institute (HCLI).

Doris joined HCLI from the Singapore Public Service Division where she was the Director for External Outreach, with a focus on developing relationships and synergies between the public and private sector.  Doris also worked as a Director at Civil Service College, where she created programmes around digital skills.  Before joining the Singapore Civil Service, Doris was one of the founding leaders of Yale-NUS College.  Her first role at the College was as the EVP where she set up and oversaw the admissions, finance, human resources, public affairs, institutional research, alumni affairs and grounds and building departments.

Doris’ experience spans industries and geographies. She was the Director of Human Capital at Bain & Company SEA, and before that, the Director of the MBA Programme at INSEAD and then at Singapore Management University, where she created and launched the MBA program. She was also briefly at Ngee Ann Polytechnic as a Visiting Lecturer.  Her experience also extends to working in multiple media ventures, including a content management start-up, Time Inc. International, Hearst New Media, and Price Waterhouse LLP in their telecom and media division.  Over the years, she has worked in Hong Kong, London, New York, France and Singapore.

Doris graduated with a B.A. in Politics and Environmental Studies from Princeton University and an MBA from Harvard University. She has experience working on a number of boards of educational institutions including Institute of HR Professionals, Princeton University, United World College (SEA), the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory, and the INSEAD Advisory Committee of Southeast Asia.  Currently, she serves as a board member of the Singapore National Gallery and Nanyang Technology University College of Science. She also serves as an HR advisor to the National Volunteers Philanthropy Centre and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.  She is also the VP of the Singapore chapter of the International Women’s Forum.