Faculty
Dr Nie Ciyu
Nanyang Business School [email protected]Ciyu Nie (Jade) is a qualified actuary from the Institute of Actuaries of Australia. She graduated from The University of Melbourne (Australia) with a PhD degree in Actuarial Science. Before joining NTU as a lecturer, she has firstly worked in Ernst ...
Appointments:
Lecturer, College of Business (Nanyang Business School) - Division of Banking & Finance
MARA Academic Director, College of Business (NBS)
Keywords: Business and Management
Assoc Prof Daniel Lee
Nanyang Business School [email protected]Daniel is Associate Professor (Practice) in Carbon Markets at the Nanyang Business School. Before transitioning to academia full-time, he spent close to 18 years in industry where he undertook a variety of roles across the Energy and Decarbonization ...
Appointments:
Associate Professor (Practice), College of Business (Nanyang Business School)
Director, Carbon Markets Academy, College of Business (NBS)
Keywords: Business and Management
Assoc Prof Joey Zhou
Nanyang Business School [email protected]Joey Zhou is an Associate Professor (Practice) in Insurance, Actuarial Science, and Risk Management at Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is a qualified actuary and certified financial risk manager with nearly t ...
Appointments:
Associate Professor (Practice), College of Business (Nanyang Business School) - Division of Banking & Finance
Keywords: Business and Management
Assoc Prof Matthew Louis Dearth
Nanyang Business School [email protected]Dr. Matthew Dearth is Associate Professor (Practice) of Sustainable Finance at Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Before transitioning to academia full time, Dr. Dearth was Managing Director at Silvercrest Asset Management (Singapore) and hea ...
Appointments:
Associate Professor (Practice), College of Business (Nanyang Business School) - Division of Banking & Finance
Assistant Dean (Undergraduate), College of Business (NBS)
Co-Director, Centre for Sustainable Finance and Innovation (CSFI), College of Business (NBS)
Director, NBS Global Leaders (NGL) Programme, College of Business (NBS)
Keywords: Green Finance
Assoc Prof Shinichi Kamiya
Nanyang Business School [email protected]Dr. Shinichi Kamiya is currently an associate professor in the Division of Banking and Finance at Nanyang Business School (NBS) at Nanyang Technological University. Dr. Kamiya received his Ph.D. degree in Risk and Insurance from the University of Wis ...
Appointments:
Associate Professor, College of Business (Nanyang Business School) - Division of Banking & Finance
Deputy Director, Insurance Risk and Finance Research Centre (IRFRC)
Keywords: Business and Management | Economics | Financial Engineering & Risk Management
Assoc Prof Wenjun Zhu
Nanyang Business School [email protected]Wenjun Zhu (Ph.D., FSA, CERA) is an Associate Professor (with tenure) in Nanyang Business School at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She received her Ph.D. in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo in 2 ...
Appointments:
Associate Professor, College of Business (Nanyang Business School) - Division of Banking & Finance
Deputy Director, Insurance Risk and Finance Research Centre (IRFRC)
Deputy Head, Division of Banking and Finance, College of Business (NBS)
Keywords: Ageing | Business and Management | Climate and Environment | Economics | Mathematics
Asst Prof Zhang Jinggong
Nanyang Business School [email protected]Jinggong is an assistant professor in Nanyang Business School at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He obtained his PhD in actuarial science at the University of Waterloo, Canada, in 2018. Jinggong is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, a ...
Appointments:
Assistant Professor, College of Business (Nanyang Business School) - Division of Banking & Finance
Keywords: Financial Engineering & Risk Management

Mr Karl Chee
Senior Vice President, Risk & Performance Management Department
GIC Private Limited
Karl has over 15 years of experience in financial products, risk, and data management. He has held risk and quant-related roles in both buy-side and sell-side firms, including GIC (sovereign wealth fund) and Barclays Capital. Before transitioning to the finance industry, he worked as a mechanical engineer in the machine tools and electronics manufacturing sectors.
Karl possesses deep knowledge of financial data and analytics, with applications in investment risk, counterparty credit risk, and performance measurement. He has a proven track record in implementing and managing risk solutions at the enterprise level, leveraging his multi-disciplinary expertise to drive strategic initiatives and enhance organizational performance.
Karl holds a Master of Science in Financial Engineering (Dean’s Honours List) from Nanyang Technological University and a Master of Engineering (First Class Honours) from the University of Cambridge.

Mr Tan Wei Chyin
Head of Innovation & Analytics, Actuarial
Income
Wei Chyin is a seasoned actuary with nearly 20 years of experience across the US and Asia Pacific regions. Currently the head of Innovation & Analytics at Income Insurance Singapore, he leads efforts in machine learning and advanced analytics, focusing on innovative product design and strategic pricing. As an active member in the Data Analytics Committee of the Singapore Actuarial Society and AI Taskforce of the International Actuarial Association, he is committed to advancing the industry by organising training workshops and promoting data science applications.

Dr Xu Yanbin
Research Assistant Professor
Insurance Risk and Finance Research Centre
Yanbin Xu is currently a Research Assistant Professor at the Insurance Risk and Finance Research Centre. His research focuses on climate economy and sustainability issues within insurance and finance, with a particular emphasis on climate anomalies and natural hazards. Working in a multidisciplinary field, he develops quantitative models for managing climate-related risks, contributing to the creation of more resilient and sustainable insurance frameworks.
