Smart Nation Director (North America), Singapore Prime Minister’s Office
Bio
Karen Tay is Smart Nation Director (North America) at the Singapore Prime Minister’s Office and Regional Vice President in the Singapore Global Network. A pioneer in both roles, she is building a team that forges strategic relationships with tech talent communities, industry, governments, and international organizations to support Singapore’s development into a “Smart Nation” and Southeast Asia’s development into a top tech ecosystem.
In addition, Tay is a faculty member at Singularity University in Silicon Valley, where she teaches business executives, global organizations, policy-makers, and start-up founders on topics at the intersection of tech and public good, including the future of governance, smart cities, and technology policy.
One of her greatest pleasures is helping others discover and succeed at what they love most. She is a certified executive coach and thrive on building diverse teams which deliver innovative products and policies – especially in ambiguous, unprecedented areas of work.
Karen has been recognized as a Women’s Forum Rising Talent in 2017, Business Times Top Women in STEM in 2018 and Asia21 Young Leader in 2019.