Ivy Ng

Prof Ivy Ng
Senior Advisor,
SingHealth Board

Professor Ivy Ng is Senior Advisor, SingHealth Board.  From 2012 to 2024, she was Group Chief Executive Officer, SingHealth, Singapore’s largest public healthcare group, comprising 3 Acute Hospitals, 1 Specialist Hospital, 5 National Specialty Centres (Cancer, Eye, Neurosciences, Dental and Heart), 2 Community Hospitals, 9 polyclinics, and the upcoming Eastern General Hospital.

Prof Ng was inducted into the Singapore Women’s Hall of Fame in 2025 by Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations (SCWO).  She has been conferred the National Day Award Public Administration Medal (Gold)(Bar) 2024, President’s Science & Technology Medal 2021, National University of Singapore (NUS) University Outstanding Service Award 2020, NTUC May Day Medal of Commendation (Gold) Award 2020.  She chairs the KKH Fund Committee and sits on the Boards of SingHealth Fund, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore Management University, Temasek Trust, National Research Foundation Singapore and Precise Health Research Singapore Board Oversight Committee.

Prof Ng graduated from NUS.  She is Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP, Edinburgh), Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (FRCPCH, London) and Academy of Medicine, Singapore (FAMS).  She is Clinical Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS, and Adjunct Professor, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, NUS. 

Presentation Synopsis
HM 6 - Leadership Journey and Beyond
There are many formal training courses in leadership but none of these can fully prepare you for the diverse challenges that will surely be part of a leadership journey.  As important as it is to have a clear vision and strategy, several key attributes help ensure continued success despite unexpected difficulties. Adaptability, bold decision-making, unwavering commitment, and a dogged determination are examples of these attributes.

Beyond the term of active leadership, a smooth leadership transition is critical and post-leadership contributions to continue to contribute effectively need to be carefully considered.

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