Executive Director, Lien Centre for Social Innovation
Bio
A champion for multi-sector sector engagement, she brings more than 25 years of experience across the private, public and social sectors to SMU. LCSI offers research that translates into action for positive social change, and programmes that both strengthen capacity and harness the collaborative power of the social, private and public sectors.
Christy made the jump from corporate to humanitarian work with UNDP immediately following the 2004 Asian tsunami as a private sector partnership advisor, building on previous regional positions in the public and private sectors. She holds two master’s degrees: Master of Tri-Sector Collaboration from Singapore Management University, and an Executive MBA from Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. Originally from the US, she has made her home across four countries in Asia Pacific for 30 years.