Choo Yong Cheen

Choo Yong Cheen was appointed GIC’s Chief Investment Officer for Private Equity (PE) in July 2016. He joined GIC in 1996 and held various roles in the Economics and Strategy Department. Mr Choo transferred to the Equities Department in 2002, where he ultimately managed an Asia regional equities portfolio, specialising in China. In 2011, he transferred to GIC Special Investments to run GIC’s PE business across Asia, before being posted to London in 2014 to run the European PE business. Mr Choo is also currently the Head of GIC’s China Business Group.

Mr Choo holds a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) and a Master of Science (with Distinction) in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has also completed the Senior Executive Programme from the London Business School.