Ho Ching and Jenny Lee on Forbes list of 100 most powerful women
The Straits Times|December 09, 2023
Forbes magazine has named two Singaporeans to its 2023 list of 100 most powerful women, which features familiar and rising leaders in fields such as business, philanthropy, science and politics globally.
Vihanya Rakshika

Madam Ho Ching, 70, chairman of Temasek Trust the entity responsible for Temasek Holdings’ philanthropic endowments has been featured on the list every year since its inception in 2004. This year, she is ranked No. 33, two spots up from her previous ranking in 2022.

Madam Ho was the chief executive of Singapore global investment company Temasek Holdings from 2004 to 2021, and helped grow its portfolio to more than US$313 billion S$419 billion), Forbes said.

It added that she had opened offices in San Francisco in 2018 and poured over a quarter of Temasek’s money into sectors like life sciences, tech and agribusiness”.

The other Singaporean on the list, which was announced on Dec 5, is Ms Jenny Lee, managing partner of GGV Capital, a global venture capital firm. She is ranked 97th, down from 78th in 2022.

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