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Tembusu College Student’s Tea
Alvin Tan, Goldman Sachs Facebook
12 March 2015, Thursday
4pm onwards, Common Lounge
Sign up at Tembusu College website now! (20 seats available only)
More about Alvin:
Alvin has had a career spanning the private, public and not-for-profit sectors.
He is currently an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs, where he helps plan and execute the Firm’s business strategy in Asia.
Before Joining Goldman, he worked at the United Nations Secretary-General’s Office in New York where he helped execute projects related to humanitarian aid, technology, climate change and diplomacy.
He has also served in various functions in Singapore’s Ministry of Defence,
Including as a counter-terrorism analyst, a defence diplomat and a tank platoon commander.
Alvin has also served in non-profit organizations such as Oxfam, Solomon’s Porch, Magic Bus International and the Tan Kah Kee foundation in Singapore. He has also been an active grassroots volunteer in Chinatown since 2015, where he helps plan and execute initiatives that benefit the poor and elderly.
Alvin has a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Sydney University, and a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University.
Alvin will be joining Facebook in May 2015 to help them build a regional public policy team.
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