About Me: Thong Chie SHANG is the Head of Enterprise Strategy at GIC Pte Ltd, the Singapore Government’s sovereign wealth fund. He is responsible for GIC’s long-term strategic planning and enterprise-wide initiatives, reporting to the CEO. In this capacity, he drives the development of GIC’s Sustainability strategy across environment, social and governance (ESG) dimensions, and implements measures to integrate Sustainability into all aspects of the firm’s investment portfolio and corporate decision-making. This includes initiatives such as negative screening, carbon emissions monitoring, thematic investments, and active engagement with companies.

Thong Chie has over 20 years’ experience in financial services. Before GIC, he worked in the Singapore Government, McKinsey & Company, and Standard Chartered Bank. He graduated from Stanford University with degrees in economics and political science.