Choo Yong Cheen
InvestorChief Investment Officer, Private Equity at GIC
About
Choo Yong Cheen has served as GIC's Chief Investment Officer for Private Equity since July 2016, overseeing a portfolio spanning buyouts, minority growth, pre-IPOs, venture capital, private credit, and special situations. He joined GIC in 1996 in the Economics & Strategy Department, moved to Equities in 2002 to manage an Asia regional portfolio with a China focus, and later ran GIC's private equity businesses in Asia and Europe. He holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics from the London School of Economics and completed the Senior Executive Programme at London Business School.
Colleagues at GIC
Boon Chin Hau
Chief Investment Officer, Infrastructure at GIC
Bryan Yeo
Group Chief Investment Officer at GIC
Charles Lim Sing Siong
General Counsel at GIC
Deanna Ong
Chief People Officer at GIC
Goh Chin Kiong
Chief Investment Officer and Head, Global Investments & Portfolio Strategy, Real Estate at GIC
Jin Yuen Yee
Chief Risk Officer at GIC
Liew Tzu Mi
Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income & Multi Asset and Director, Portfolio Execution & Solutions Group at GIC
Lim Chow Kiat
Chief Executive Officer at GIC
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