Industry Advisory Boards (IAB) career readiness industry insights - Kaplan (Singapore)

Industry Advisory Boards

Guiding our vision

Keeping up with industry demands and trends

Our Industry Advisory Boards play a crucial role in getting our graduates career-ready in various industries.

Kaplan Industry Advisory Boards (IABs) from various sectors were first set up in 2016 – a first for Private Educational Institutions – to help dovetail Kaplan's programmes to the needs of industries.

The boards are aligned to Kaplan’s academic structure, to enhance your learning outcomes and get you career-ready in an ever-changing world.

  • Business, Communications & Law
  • Engineering & IT
  • Health & Social Sciences

Our board members serve as industry insiders, handpicked to keep our programmes updated and relevant. Their primary responsibility is to make sure our courses are tailored to get you ready for real-world success.

By tapping into real-world insights, they help us stay relevant, adapt our curriculum, and bridge the gap between education and industry demands. With a technology leader included on each board, each IAB has the industry insights and vision to steer us towards a Smart Nation future.

Industry Advisory Board Overview

Kaplan Industry Advisory Board Members

See our list of members who have been actively contributing to prepare Kaplan graduates to be industry-aware and career-ready.

Business, Communications & Law

Ms Elim Chew (Chair)
Founder of 77th Street
Co-Founder of FastFast delivery
Co-Founder of elimchewtv

Ms Anne Lepissier
General Manager (Southeast Asia, Korea, India)
Consumer Sales Organization
Microsoft

Dr Sarjit Singh
Senior Advisor
Deloitte Southeast Asia

Mr Alvin Aloysius Goh
Executive Director
Singapore Human Resource Institute

Ms Charlotte George
Deputy Director
Student Engagement & Advancement
Kaplan Higher Education Academy

Engineering & IT

Mr David Siah (Chair)
Vice President
Customer Success (Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Africa)
Trend Micro

Mr Ivan Chang
Consumer Payments, (APAC)
The Walt Disney Company

Mr Stephen Ho
Group Chief Operating Officer, Managing Director
SkyLab Holding Pte Ltd

Mr Lawrence Luan
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Octopus8 Private Limited

Ms Charlotte George
Deputy Director
Student Engagement & Advancement
Kaplan Higher Education Academy

Health & Social Sciences

Ms Shirley Tay (Chair)
Director of Nursing
Mount Alvernia Hospital

Ms Sze-Yunn Pang
Chief Executive Officer
Neurowyzr

Ms Karina Tay
Consultant Educational Psychologist
PINES Educational Psychology Services

Dr Marn-Heong Wong
Independent Consultant

Mr Tan Chee Siong Edwin
Assistant Director of Nursing,
Nursing Education Department,
Institute of Mental Health

Ms Charlotte George
Deputy Director
Student Engagement & Advancement
Kaplan Higher Education Academy

Events

From board meetings to networking dinners, see what our Industry Advisory Boards (IABs) have been busy with to help nurture the next generation of industry leaders and professionals.