Boon Heong Ng

Boon Heong joined Temasek Foundation in 2020. TF spearheads programmes to pilot innovative solutions & models to deliver systemic impact for planet, people, peace and progress in Asia, including Singapore. Prior to TF, he was Managing Director Sustainability and concurrently Head Community Stewardship at Temasek. He led pioneering efforts to set up both the sustainability and community stewardship teams and developed strategies to deploy community funds in support of Temasek’s role as a Trusted Steward to connect people, uplift communities, protect planet and advance capabilities in Singapore and 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 and 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 and multi-source information fusion and analysis products, scenario development and contingency planning including supporting various SAF Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief operations.

He holds a Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Hons) from Nanyang Technological University Singapore, MBA from Singapore Management University and master's 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, and was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver).