About
Venture Partner and experienced Chief Sustainability Officer, founder of OCSO Asia, and former inaugural CSO of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. She previously led corporate affairs and sustainability at Thai Union.
Experience
- Outsourced Chief Sustainability Officer AsiaChief Executive Officer and Foundercurrent2023 — presentSingapore
- The Yield Lab Asia PacificVenture Partnercurrent2025 — presentSingapore
- Monterey Bay AquariumSenior Fellowcurrent2025 — presentCalifornia, United States
- Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)Chief Sustainability Officer2021 — 2022Singapore
- MP Evans Group plc (MPE)Non Executive Director, Board Member2020 — 2022London Area, United Kingdom
- Thai Union Group PCL.Global Director, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability2015 — 2021Thailand
- Walton Family FoundationWalton Fellow2020 — 2021
- Blue Sky GreenManaging Director2007 — 2015Sydney area, Australia
- WWF AustraliaSustainable Palm Oil Manager/Supply Risk Analyst2014 — 2015Greater Sydney Area
- National Health Service (NHS) Purchasing and Supply AgencyHead of Policy/Sustainable Development Executive2003 — 2007
- International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds)External Relations Manager2001 — 2003London Area, United Kingdom
- St. George's HospitalWaste and Environment Manager1997 — 2001Greater Sydney Area
- NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA)Regional Operations Officer1995 — 1997Greater Sydney Area
Education
- University of SydneyDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Indicators for social and environmental global supply chain analysis2010 — 2014
- Birkbeck, University of LondonMSc Business Strategy, Politics and Environment2002 — 2004
- UNSWBachelor of Engineering (Environmental), Engineering1991 — 1994
- Cornell UniversityCertificate, Executive Women in Leadership2021
- IDnet
- University of Oxford
Skills & more
Impact EvaluationCommunicationNon-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)FundraisingSocial Change1New Business DevelopmentNegotiationBusiness PlanningLeadershipStrategic Planning FacilitationSocial ImpactPublic Speaking
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Environmental ConsultingCarbon ManagementRisk ManagementPolicy AnalysisSupply Chain OperationsMedia RelationsBudgetingFinancial AnalysisCorporate SustainabilityStakeholder EngagementStakeholder ManagementSustainability ConsultingLanguages English
From Darian's professional profile.
Colleagues at The Yield Lab Asia Pacific
B Pratyusha Chennupati
Atlantic Council Millennium Fellow; External Jury Reviewer, Food Waste Reduction Challenge; Member of the Canadian Agriculture Youth Council at The Yield Lab Asia Pacific
Brian Clevinger
Co-Founder and General Partner at The Yield Lab Europe
Claire Pribula
Managing Director, Co-founder at The Yield Lab Asia Pacific
Dr Lee Chee Wee
Principal Scientist and Technology Advisor, Temasek Polytechnic at The Yield Lab Asia Pacific
Lakshman Pachineela Seshadri
Independent Consultant at The Yield Lab Asia Pacific
Larry Taylor
Co-founder at The Yield Lab Asia Pacific
Michelle Chee
Principal at The Yield Lab Asia Pacific
Mirzan Mahathir
Venture Partner at The Yield Lab Asia Pacific
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Darian McBain work?
- Darian McBain is Venture Partner at The Yield Lab Asia Pacific.
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Also attended Birkbeck, University of London28
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