Vandna Ramchandani is head of Corporate Philanthropy for Bloomberg in Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, Ramchandani oversees corporate philanthropy across the region, focusing on addressing unmet needs in the communities, leveraging Bloomberg’s unique insights in data, news and innovation, to ultimately improve lives. The corporate philanthropy team under Ramchandani’s leadership is responsible for spearheading Bloomberg’s industry-leading employee volunteer programs and rallying regional financial leaders and the community through philanthropic initiatives such as promoting an inclusive global economy and increasing access to data and technology, while driving employee engagement, as well as an inclusive culture.

Ramchandani has more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, having held leadership roles across various departments in Bloomberg including human resources, data management, sales and customer support. In her previous role as Regional Head of Talent for Asia Pacific, she launched a number of flagship programmes like the Bloomberg Academy, the Bloomberg Campus Experience and the Local Leadership Accelerator, focused on attracting, building, and retaining diverse talent. Prior to her role in HR, Ramchandani was the manager for Data Operations for Asia Pacific and the Middle East, managing a cross-cultural team of over 250 people.

Ramchandani is on Bloomberg’s Diversity & Inclusion Council for Asia Pacific. She is also a member of Bloomberg Singapore’s Office Committee. She is a frequent speaker at conferences on leadership and talent. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are topics close to her heart.

A seasoned communicator, Lay Choon oversees corporate communications as well as social impact and partnerships in GIC. In corporate communications, her areas of focus include enhancing and safeguarding GIC’s reputation through global investment communications as well as managing thought leadership efforts across the organisation.

On the social impact and partnership front, she is passionate about advocating meaningful and authentic social impact programmes that are an extension of how GIC’s investment capital supports the enterprises and stakeholders that we invest in for the long term. She believes in the importance of building more confident and inclusive communities.

Prior to joining GIC, Lay Choon worked in the Nanyang Technological University and the Defence Science & Technology Agency. She started her career in advertising as a copywriter and enjoys all aspects of storytelling that serve a clear communication purpose.