Dr Cheong Choong Kong
BSc (Adelaide University), MS (Australian National University), Ph.D. (Australian National University), D.Sc. (Honorary) (Australian National University), DUniv (Honorary) (Adelaide University)
Chairman, Non-Executive and Independent Director
Frasers Centrepoint Trust
(former) Chairman
Yeo Boon Khim Mind Science Centre
Dr Cheong Choong Kong is the Chairman of Frasers Centrepoint Trust and the Chairman of Mind Science Centre’s Advisory Board.
Dr Cheong started his career as a mathematics lecturer in 1968 at the University of Malaya, eventually becoming an Associate Professor.
He left academia in 1974 to work with Singapore Airlines. He was with SIA for 29 years and eventually served as the company’s CEO (1996 – 2003). While serving as CEO, Fortune magazine named Dr Cheong as ‘Asia’s Businessman of the Year’ in 1998.
In 1999, he was appointed to the board of OCBC. He served as Vice Chairman and was later elected as Chairman in 2003.
Dr Cheong was the Chairman of the Council of the National University of Singapore, Vice-Chairman of the Singapore-US Business Council, member of the Advisory Council of the Asia-Australia Institute and Council member of Asialink. He also served on the boards of several other companies including Great Eastern Holdings, Singapore Press Holdings, and Overseas Assurance Corporation.
Our People
MANAGEMENT BOARD (2024)
Emeritus Prof Leo Tan
Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Science, NUS
Ms Chan Chia Lin
Director, Lam Soon Cannery Pte Ltd
Ms Tracey Woon
Former Vice Chairman of Global Wealth Management (Asia Pacific), UBS AG
ACADEMIC COMMITTEE
A/Prof Tan Chay-Hoon
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Dr Tian Cheong Sing
Senior Consultant, Department of Psychological Medicine, National University Hospital
A/Prof Ng Tze Pin
Associate Professorial Fellow & Research Director, Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
A/Prof Roger Ho
Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Hospital
Dr Johnson Fam
Adjunct Associate Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Senior Consultant, Psychiatry, Singapore General Hospital
EDUCATION TEAM
Dr Pearlene Ng
Education Director (Psychology)
Deputy Programme Director (Master of Clinical Mental Health and Psychotherapy)
Dr Rathi Mahendran
Education Director (Psychiatry)
Deputy Programme Director (Master of Clinical Mental Health and Psychotherapy)
Ms Cindy Honanta
Senior Executive (Education)
OUTREACH TEAM
Ms Maureen Rose Christabelle
Senior Executive (Dementia Asia)
Ms See Yee Thien
Senior Executive (MAELab)
Mr Shaun Low
Senior Executive (Age Well Everyday Club)
ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM
Ms Mae Kng
Associate Director
Ms Wileen Chen
Senior Manager (Development)
Ms Yip Gaea Huan
Senior Executive (Marketing)
RESEARCH COLLABORATORS (PAST & PRESENT)
Prof Bao Zhiming
Professor, Department of English Language and Literature
Prof Eric Taylor
Emeritus Professor, SGDP Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London
Prof Frank Verhulst
Erasmus University Medical Center at Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Prof Helen Chui
Head, Department of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof Li Chunbo
Vice President, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Prof Patrick Finbarr
Dean, Faculty of Dentistry
Prof Shigenobu Kanba
Chairman, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
Prof Wang De Yun
Research Professor (Tenure) and Director of Research, Department of Otolaryngology
Prof Zhou Weibiao
Head of Department, Department of Food Science & Technology
A/Prof Daniel Fung
Chairman Medical Board Institute of Mental Health
A/Prof Goh Lee Gan
Associate Professor, Division of Family Medicine
A/Prof Ng Tze Pin
Associate Professorial Fellow & Research Director, Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
A/Prof Shefaly Shorey
Associate Professor, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies
A/Prof Wong Mun Loke
Vice Dean Academic Affairs, Faculty of Dentistry
Dr B. Alan Wallace
President and Founder, Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies
Dr Cao Luwen
Senior Research Fellow
Dr Celine Wong
Consultant Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychological Medicine
Dr Feng Lei
Assistant Professor (Research)
Dr Gabriel Lee Keng Yan
Lecturer, Faculty of Dentistry
Dr Kim Jung Eun
Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science & Technology
Dr Rosalind Siah
Lecturer, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies
Dr Leoniek M Kroneman
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Mind Science Centre
Dr Say How Ong
Senior Consultant & Chief, Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health
Dr Shawn Goh
Assistant Professor, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies
Dr Teng Jia Ying
Consultant Psychiatrist at the Department of Psychological Medicine
Dr Tian Cheong Sing
Senior Consultant Psychiatrist at the Department of Psychological Medicine
Dr Vivien Wu
Assistant Professor, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies
Dr Wilsom Tam
Assistant Professor, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies
Dr Yu Junhong
Research Fellow
Dr Zeng Fanmin
Research Fellow
Dr Timothy Rushil Singham
Adjunct Research Fellow
Ms Ng Siew Yee
Nurse