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The Istana

Mrs. Mildred Tan-Sim Beng Mei

Member in the Council of Presidential Advisers

Last updated 14 July 2026
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Tenure in CPA: Since Jun 2021
Tenure as Alternate Member*: Jan 2020 to Jun 2021

Career – Work Experience

Mrs. Mildred Tan was the Managing Director with Ernst & Young Advisory Pte Ltd (2002–2018) where she was responsible for Business Advisory Business focusing on Performance Improvements for organizations including corporate strategy, people advisory. She led large complex transformation in the enterprise workforce and customers helping to develop frameworks and network integration, driving business strategies, innovations and change in building the new workplaces for technology & digital innovations for clients. She provided oversight and led client engagements in Risk and Corporate Governance.

She was also the ASEAN Regional leader for EY Advisory (2006-2010) before she relinquished the role to assume the Leadership for EY’s Asia Pacific Government and Public Sector (2010-2018).  This role change brought her to work with various government sectors such as the Public Service Division, Education, Healthcare, Transport, Land and Infrastructure Development.

In addition to her varied portfolio Mildred was a Board member of the EY APAC Governing Council (Board) with oversight responsibility of EY offices across 13 countries (2011-2017).  She retired from the Firm in June 2018.

Career History

2002–mid 2018 Mildred was appointed the Leader of the Advisory practice shortly after the merger of Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young Singapore in 2002. She was named the Managing Director of the E&Y Business Advisory business in Singapore. She became the Asia Pacific Regional Managing Director for the Government and Public Sector sector for Ernst and Young (2010 to 2018). She was elected to the Asia Pacific Governing Council (Board) of Ernst and Young (2011-2017).

1992 – 2002 Mildred was a Partner in Business Consulting with Arthur Andersen.

1982 – 1992 She was Senior HR Director with Coopers and Lybrand (PriceWaterhouseCoopers).

1980-1982 Manpower Specialist Officer with Ministry of Defence.

Professional and Community Service

Mrs Mildred Tan is the Chair of Singapore University of Social Science (SUSS) Board of Trustees and Chair of Singapore Totalisator Board (Tote Board). She is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Singapore Business Federation.  She sits on the Boards of Philanthropy Asia Alliance, National University Health System (NUHS), Wing Tai Holdings, AIA (Singapore), OceanX Education, Inc and Global Future Council on the Future of Philanthropy for Climate and Nature, World Economic Forum.

Lastly, she sits on the Council of Presidential Advisers as a Full Member.

Mrs Tan was awarded the Public Service Medal in 2007, the Public Service Star in 2014 and the Meritorious Service Medal in 2025 for outstanding contributions by the Singapore Government. She was a Nominated Member of Parliament in Singapore from 2009 to 2011.

Education Credentials

Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Middlesex University, UK

Masters in Education, University of Sheffield, UK

Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society (1980-2018)

HR Executive Program - Cornell University, US

EY Executive Leadership Program – Harvard Business School, US