Ying Staton

Managing Director, Asia-Pacific, Milken Institute International

Ying Staton is the Managing Director of Asia-Pacific within the International pillar at the Milken Institute.

She has built her career at the intersection of public policy, sustainability, and finance. She began her career with the UK government, where she held a number of roles, including leading research for then Prime Minister David Cameron in 10 Downing St and managing UK aid programs in Uganda.

She later joined strategic advisory firm Global Counsel, where she established and led the firm’s Asia practice based in Singapore. Concurrently, she served as Asia Managing Director for ABG Advisory, a principal advisory firm.

She also spent six years at Plastic Energy, a London-based climate tech startup, where she led the company’s Asia expansion and headed its sustainability function.

Ying is a Chartered Financial Analyst and speaks Mandarin. She has lived in Singapore since 2015.