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Boon Heong joined Temasek Foundation (TF) in 2020. TF spearheads programmes to pilot innovative solutions & models to deliver impact for planet, people, peace & progress in Asia, including Singapore. Prior to TF, he was Managing Director Sustainability & concurrently Head Community Stewardship at Temasek. During this time, he led pioneering efforts to set up both the sustainability & community stewardship teams at Temasek and developed strategies to deploy community funds in support of Temasek’s role as a Trusted Steward to connect people, uplift communities, protect planet & advance capabilities in Singapore & beyond. He also served a short stint as deputy CEO of Temasek Trust in 2022. In his early years, he served in the Singapore Armed Forces & was involved in technology development to build future warfighting capabilities in advanced sensors, autonomous vehicles and sense making. He has worked with different stakeholders to deliver integrated & multi-source information fusion & analysis products, scenario development & contingency planning including supporting various SAF Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief operations. He holds a Bachelor of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (Hons) from Nanyang Technological University Singapore, holds an MBA from Singapore Management University & Masters in Systems Integration (Information Systems) from Naval Postgraduate School USA. He was top Army graduate of the SAF Command and Staff College, graduated from Indonesian Military's Joint Command & Staff College, & was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver).