Our Board

“Every child is capable of developing into a contributing member of society and should be given the chance to a meaningful life.”

-Dr Sheryn Mah,
Co-Founder, MILK Fund

THE MILK FUND EXCO

  • President

    Mah Bow Tan was formerly Singapore’s Minister for National Development (1999-2011), until he retired from politics in 2015. An elected Member of Parliament, his cabinet positions included Minister for Communications (1991-1999), Minister for the Environment (1993-1995). In Parliament, he held the role of Leader of the House. He is the Chairman of GlobalCities Consult Pte Ltd.

  • Vice-President

    David Lim is the Head of Wealth Management, Singapore & Southeast Asia at BNP Paribas Wealth Management. David is also on BNP Paribas’ Wealth Management Asia Pacific’s executive committee. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Lee Kong Chian School of Business and the South Central Community Family Service Centre.

  • Honorary Treasurer

    Shea Leen is a partner and the Insurance Industry Leader at PwC Singapore. She also serves as the Chair of the South Central Community Family Service Centre.

  • Honorary Secretary

    Ms Ho is a Partner at WongPartnership LLP. She is the Head of the Professional and Enterprise Disputes Practice and a Partner in the International Arbitration Practice.

    As part of her pro bono contribution, Melanie has for the last 15 years, sat as the legal adviser to the Adult Protection Team, which was formed by the Ministry of Social and Family Development to provide assistance to vulnerable adults. She also contributes her time and legal expertise to the Girl Guides Singapore.

  • Executive Committee Member

    
Warren Mah is part of the leadership team at Pathology Asia Holdings, where he holds a number of responsibilities: CEO - Thailand, Head of Public Sector Partnerships and Group Business Development.

    He previously held senior management positions at a number of healthcare companies, including Fresenius Medical Care and IHH Berhad. He began his career in the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

  • Executive Committee Member

    Natalie Balakrishnan, a lawyer, previously practised in the litigation department of Rajah & Tann LLP and Norton Rose Fulbright Ascendant. She is committed to causes for children and serves on the Management Committee of Barker Road Methodist Church Kindergarten. Natalie is the Co-Founder of content investment company Phoenix Films.

  • Executive Committee Member

    Stanley is the Managing Director, Group Finance of Sindicatum, a renewable energy company. Prior to joining Sindicatum, Stanley spent 11 years with the Assurance practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers (“PwC”) Singapore and was extensively involved in the audits of multi-national corporations.

THE MILK FUND MEMBERS

  • Member
    Sheryn is a tireless advocate for the work of MILK and is one of its founding members. She has sat on the board of the Compassion Fund and has served as patron of Breadline and Beyond Social Services. A medical doctor, she is married with 4 children. 

  • Member

    Mr Tan Wah Yeow is a member of the HDB Board. He is Singapore’s Non-Resident Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway. He is currently a Non-Executive Independent Director of Genting Singapore Limited and Mapletree Logistics Trust Management Ltd (Manager of Mapletree Logistics Trust). He also serves as Board Director of M1 Limited

    He was formerly the Deputy Managing Partner of KPMG Singapore and Head of Healthcare Practice of KPMG Asia-Pacific. He also previously served as Board Member of PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency, and SembCorp Marine Ltd. 

    Mr Tan is a fellow of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

  • Member

    
Chua Kee Lock is the CEO of Vertex Holdings and Managing Partner of Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India. He co-founded MediaRing, the provider of voice-over internet, which later listed on the SGX. He is on the board of Logitech and Credit Bureau Asia.

  • MILK FUND MEMBER

    Stanley Tan founded MILK in 2004 and he serves as Director of family office Rumah Group and its philanthropic arm, Rumah Foundation. A businessman who has placed equal emphasis on volunteering, he has devoted half his time to community causes since the age of 35. Stanley is passionate about addressing the needs of disadvantaged children, youth and families, and chairs =DREAMS Asia and =DREAMS Singapore. Stanley is also a co-founder of the Asia Philanthropy Circle.

  • Member

    Lee Lung Nien is the Citi Country Officer and Banking Head (CCOBH) for Singapore, the first Singaporean in 50 years to hold this senior position. He has 35 years of experience in Citi, previously serving as Chairman of Citi Private Bank for South Asia, CEO of Citibank Berhad in Malaysia and in other senior roles. He serves on the Board of Management of Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) and the Board of Governors at his alma matter, Chaminade University of Honolulu. He is also a Fellow at the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers.

  • Member

    Douglas Foo is the Chairman of Sakae Holdings Ltd and appointed representative to the ASEAN Business Advisory Council. He is also the President of Singapore Manufacturing Federation and Vice-President of the Singapore National Employer’s Federation and Vice-Chairman of the Singapore Business Federation. His business, Sakae Sushi, was listed on the SGX. Douglas was a nominated member of parliament from 2018-2020.

  • Member

    Mr Low Seow Juan is the chairman of Pinetree Capital Partners Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based fund management company. He is also an Independent Director and the chairman of the Remuneration Committee of Vertex Holdings. Mr Low was previously a partner at Drew & Napier and Lee & Lee. He is an independent director of Credit Bureau Asia Limited.

  • Member
    Managing Director of Interlocal Exim Pte. Ltd.

  • Member
    APAC Compliance Director for Wise

  • Member

    Joy Balakrishnan co-founded MILK in 2004. As an educator, she is a passionate advocate for MILK’s two-pronged approach: education as the greatest leveller in society and support for families to create a stable home environment for their children. Joy devotes herself to full-time community service and served as the President of the Girl Guides Singapore from 2007-2015, on the boards of the Compassion Fund and Beyond Social Services.

  • Member

    Deborah Ong is a retired partner with the Assurance Practice of PwC Singapore and the International Team Leader of the Global Assurance Quality Inspections Group. She is a board member of MAS, SATS Ltd, and also serves as the chair of the Audit and Risk Committees of SkillsFuture Singapore, Workforce Singapore, the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine and the Council for Estate Agencies.

  • Member

    Wendell Wong is the Managing Director, Dispute Resolution, at Drew & Napier LLC and the Co-Head of the Criminal Law Practice & Investigations. An experienced litigator and arbitration counsel, Wendell was the past Chairman of the Criminal Practice Committee of the Law Society of Singapore, and a member of the Criminal Legal Aid Steering Committee, Singapore Academy of Law. He is a strong advocate for pro bono work.

  • Member

    Alex Bergin is a passionate supporter of causes with a focus on children and those from disadvantaged backgrounds, with experience in volunteering and fundraising.

    Alex is a professional in Digital Infrastructure and Renewable Energy at the Kuok Group, he advises a shipping decarbonisation startup GT Wings, and was previously a Structured Credit trader at Deutsche Bank in Singapore and London.

  • Member

    Dr. Isaac Liu is a paediatrician in private practice. The focus of his volunteer work is empowering children and youth, a cause he is passionate about. He has also served on the Panel of Advisors to the Youth Court, since 2018.

  • Member

    Kishin RK is a property developer and the CEO of RB Capital Group. He is also the Chairman and Co-Founder of TiffinLabs, and the ‘Food is Love Foundation’ providing free meals to those affected by the economic downturn during the pandemic. He serves as a Director of Singapore River One, Raffles Place Alliance, and as a non-executive director of Weybourne Holdings.

  • Member

    Dr Kenneth Chew is an Associate Consultant from the Department of Cardiology of the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS).

    His clinical subspecialty interest is in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology and echocardiography – including elective and peri-operative transoesophageal echocardiography.

  • Member
    CEO of Parkway Radiology & Parkway MediCentre at IHH Healthcare

Executive Team

  • Suraj Upadhiah

    Executive Director

  • Airin Sutanto

    Accounts & Admin Manager

  • Sarah Ng

    Programme Executive