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Rachel Ang
COO, Southern Ridges Capital
Rachel Ang is the Chief Operating Officer of Southern Ridges Capital, responsible for and overseas the day-to-day operations of the investment manager. Southern Ridges Capital is a Global Macro Hedge Fund headquartered in Singapore with presence in New York as well. Prior to joining the founder, Mohit Khurana, to build up Southern Ridges in 2018, Rachel was a Director in Rates Trading for Barclays Non-Core team for three years, where she was responsible for Risk Managing the EM Asia Linear Rates and JPY Rates Book while planning and executing large-scale disposal activities such as portfolio auctions and novation. Her experience also includes various Middle Office leadership roles in JP Morgan and Barclays since 2003 where she represented the teams in Global Meetings on risks and control governance, business infrastructure and regulatory changes. She is also currently serving as the Fund Board Director for Southern Ridges Macro Fund and Southern Ridges Summit Macro Fund. Rachel holds a Bachelor’s in Business with a Major in Banking and Finance from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
Deanna Ong
Chief People Officer, GIC
Deanna Ong was appointed Chief People Officer in April 2017. She oversees human resource strategy to attract, develop and retain talent for enterprise performance, seeded with the right values and culture for GIC. Her areas of focus include leadership development, reward and engagement for business effectiveness, and organisational culture. She has been responsible for Human Resource & Organization and Corporate Governance since 2012. Ms Ong was Director, Finance from 2009 to 2014, during which she headed the Finance Group responsible for financial management across GIC’s portfolio, covering financing arrangements for assets, tax planning, investment holding structures, accounting and management of group revenue and expenditure. Prior to joining GIC in 1994, she was a tax accountant with Arthur Andersen. Ms Ong is currently a board member of Swiss Re Ltd and Wealth Management Institute International Pte Ltd. Ms Ong holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University. She has completed the Stanford Executive Program from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Amanda Pullinger
CEO, 100 Women in Finance
Ms. Pullinger is the Chief Executive Officer of 100 Women in Finance. She leads a staff team and provides direction to 500 volunteer practitioners globally. The organization, which has registered members in 31 locations, is focused on empowering women in the finance industry and inspiring the next generation of pre-career young women. Ms. Pullinger is a former principal of Aquamarine Capital Management, where she was responsible, over a period of seven years, for managing marketing, investor relations and back office administration for two private investment funds. Ms. Pullinger is Chair and Non Executive Director of the Board of FlyPlymouth, based in Plymouth, UK. She also serves on the Board of the HALO Trust (USA) and as a Director on the Oxford University Alumni Board. She is Vice Chair of the Women’s Network Forum and an Advisory Board Member of the Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance (Harambe). Previously, she served as Chairman of the Board of The HALO Trust (www.halotrust.org) and served on the Board of Langone NYU Cancer Institute. She was on the founding Board of 100 Women in Finance, serving as its President for two years. She is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Ms. Pullinger graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford University in 1987 with an Honours Degree in Modern History. She earned an MBA from La Salle University, Philadelphia, in 1998, and received the Academic Award for MBA student of the year as well as the Beta Gamma Sigma designation.
Elaine Choo
Managing Director, J.P. Morgan
Elaine Choo is a Senior Relationship Manager on the Asia Pacific Investor Client Management Team. She joined J.P. Morgan in Sep 2020 and is responsible for the coverage of Hedge Funds and Asset Managers in the region. Prior to joining the bank, Elaine ran the Macro Sales team at Morgan Stanley based in Singapore. She has had 20 years of markets experience, starting her career in Goldman Sachs UK in FX sales and has worked in London, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore, covering Institutional clients. She graduated from the London School of Economics, and is married with 4 children.
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