Ms Goh Wan Yee
Senior Vice President and Head, Healthcare and Wellness, Economic Development Board
Ms Goh Wan Yee is the Senior Vice President and Head for Healthcare in the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). She oversees the industry development strategies and engagement of international companies to facilitate investments in Singapore, and works closely with relevant stakeholders to enhance our public research and innovation ecosystem.
She is a board member of the Consortium for Clinical Research and Innovation, Singapore (CRIS), and serves on the board oversight committees of Precision Health Research Singapore (PRECISE) and Advanced Cell Therapy and Research Institute, Singapore (ACTRIS). She is also on the governing board of Experimental Drug Development Centre (EDDC) and the steering board of Pharmaceutical Innovation Programme Singapore (PIPS). She co-chairs Singapore’s Biopharmaceutical Manufacturer’s Advisory Council (BMAC) and is on the industry advisory council of Singapore Institute of Technology’s (SIT) Pharmaceutical Engineering programme.
Prior to this, she led EDB's Human Capital team and was responsible for working closely with companies, industry associations, unions and Singapore's manpower agencies to attract and develop talent for our wide range of industries. She also spent some time in EDB’s Human Resources and has a depth of knowledge across various HR functions.
She started her EDB career in the then nascent Biomedical Sciences cluster and was part of the team that spearheaded the growth of this industry. This included a stint in Bio*One Capital, a venture capital arm of EDB that invests in biotechnology and medical technology start-ups.
She is trained as a Chemical Engineer and worked as a Process Engineer in ExxonMobil before joining EDB.
In her personal capacity, Wan Yee serves on the SingHealth Community Hospital Fund Committee and the Singapore Canoe Federation Board.