Bio

Kevin Bong is Director of the Economics and Investment Strategy department (EIS). He leads EIS in articulating GIC’s strategic outlook, determining asset exposures and benchmarks, and optimising capital allocation for the entire GIC Portfolio. He is a member of GIC’s Investment Management Committee as well as its Group Risk Committee. Kevin previously managed the External Public Investments & Credit portfolio at OPTrust in Toronto, where he and his team pioneered the allocation to multi-asset funds and hedge funds, and advanced the transformation of the Trust’s investment policies and portfolio. Earlier in his career, Kevin was Vice President and Portfolio Manager in GIC’s External Managers department in New York, overseeing North American equity funds and hedge funds. Before that, he was Vice President in GIC’s Investment Policy & Strategy department in Singapore, analysing asset classes and strategies, refining optimisation techniques, and advising the Government on its long-term investment goals and risks. Kevin holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and a Bachelor of Science in Management Science (Finance) from MIT. He is also a CFA charterholder.