About
Jeffrey Nah is CEO of JN Capital & Growth Advisory and brings over 40 years of experience across banking, venture capital, entrepreneurship, and education. He has worked internationally for 25 years in Canada, the USA, the UK, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand, leading large teams at global banks and technology startups across Asia. Nah holds dual MBAs from UCLA and NUS, is a Registered Management Consultant, and has taught innovation and entrepreneurship programs at NTU, NUS, and SMU.
Experience
- JN Capital & Growth AdvisoryCEOcurrent2017 — presentSingapore
- Future Ready AcademyCEOcurrent2018 — presentSingapore
- True Global VenturesLimited Partnercurrent2020 — presentSingapore, Singapore
- Wavemaker PartnersLimited Partnercurrent2019 — presentSingapore, Singapore
- Blue Cloud VenturesLimited Partnercurrent2015 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- SMU Institute of Innovation & EntrepreneurshipBusiness Mentorcurrent2021 — presentSingapore
- UNIVERS HOLDING LIMITEDIndependent Directorcurrent2024 — presentBritish Virgin Islands
- Halkin Business Partners Pty LtdPartner2017 — 2025Singapore/ Asia
- Ministry of Science and Technology of VietnamAdvisor - National Startup Support Centre2022 — 2024Vietnam
- NUS Graduate Research Innovation Programme (GRIP)Commercial Champion2021 — 2023Singapore
- Nanyang Technological UniversityAdjunct Lecturer2017 — 2023Singapore
- Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE)Adjunct Instructor2020 — 2023Singapore
- QuantumrockSenior-Executive Council2022Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)Adjunct Lecturer2022Singapore
- Extream VenturesGeneral Partner2014 — 2017Singapore
- Teleperformance NGCEO, South East Asia1998 — 2014
- Deutsche BankHead, Regional Cash Management, Asia Pacific1991 — 1998Singapore
- Bank of AmericaVice President1983 — 1991Singapore
Skills & more
Strategic Thinking1People ManagementPublic Speaking1Problem SolvingNegotiationFacilitationAnalytical SkillsOrganization SkillsCommunicationManagement99Team Management36Leadership88
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StrategyStrategic PlanningTeam LeadershipBoard Advisory ServicesBoard GovernanceBoard level experienceNon-profit Board LeadershipNon-Executive DirectorProgrammesResource AllocationStrategic VisionIncubationLanguages Chinese · English · Indonesian
- Advanced Certificate in Learning and Performance (ACLP) — Institute for Adult Learning Singapore
- Registered Management Consultant (RMC) — Institute of Management Consultants (Singapore)
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jeffrey Nah?
- Jeffrey Nah is CEO of JN Capital & Growth Advisory and brings over 40 years of experience across banking, venture capital, entrepreneurship, and education. He has worked internationally for 25 years in Canada, the USA, the UK, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand, leading large teams at global banks and technology startups across Asia. Nah holds dual MBAs from UCLA and NUS, is a Registered Management Consultant, and has taught innovation and entrepreneurship programs at NTU, NUS, and SMU.
- Where does Jeffrey Nah work?
- Jeffrey Nah is General Partner at Expara.
- What check size does Jeffrey Nah write?
- Jeffrey Nah typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Jeffrey Nah go to school?
- Jeffrey Nah studied at UCLA Anderson School of Management (Executive MBA, Business Administration and Management); National University of Singapore (Executive MBA, Business Administration and Management); Simon Fraser University (Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Business Administration and Management).
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Also attended National University of Singapore332
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Also attended Simon Fraser University74
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Also attended Raffles Institution47
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Shared employers
Also worked at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)9
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Also worked at Deutsche Bank540
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Also worked at Bank of America252
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