Valerie Koh

Valerie Koh has a diverse work experience in various industries. Valerie currently works at Eastspring Investments as a Quantitative Portfolio Strategy role since May 2021. Previously, they worked at the same company in the role of Quantitative Solutions & Analytics from May 2020 to August 2020, where they developed a dynamic Shiny app using R and SQL for real-time ESG data monitoring. This app received recognition and was featured in EISG's LinkedIn and newsletter.

Valerie also has experience as a Student Researcher at A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research from January 2018 to April 2020. Valerie worked on projects related to gene research and won awards for their contributions.

In 2019, Valerie worked at YTL PowerSeraya Pte Limited in the Performance & Planning role, where they digitized the operations checklist to improve efficiency.

Valerie briefly worked as a Financial Planner at Advisors Alliance Group in 2017.

Valerie's earlier experience includes working at Red Hat Asia Pacific as a Database Maintenance & Optimization role in 2016, where they improved data analysis processes. Valerie also worked at Duke-NUS Medical School as a Student Researcher from 2014 to 2015, focusing on developing assays for differentiating Ebolavirus strains. Valerie'sproject received recognition and made it to the finals of several competitions.

Before that, Valerie worked as a Student Researcher at Republic Polytechnic from 2013 to 2014, where they worked on a project related to enhancing thermoelectric properties for energy harvest applications.

Overall, Valerie Koh has a strong background in research, quantitative analysis, and project management.

Valerie Koh's education history is as follows:

Valerie Koh completed their Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering (BEng) and Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degrees from the National University of Singapore from 2016 to 2021. During their undergraduate studies, they also pursued a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Cambridge from 2018 to 2019.

Before their university studies, Valerie Koh attended NUS High School of Mathematics & Science from 2010 to 2015, where they obtained a Diploma with High Distinction (4.8/5.0). Valerie specialized in Honors in Biology and Chemistry and majored in Economics and Mathematics.

In addition to their formal education, Valerie Koh has obtained several certifications. These include the "Advanced Responsible Investment Analysis" certification from PRI Academy in December 2022. Valerie also received the "IES Gold Medal" and "Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medal" from the National University of Singapore in June 2021.

Valerie Koh has also pursued additional certifications related to finance and insurance, including "CFMAS M3 - Rules & Regulation for Fund Management," "CMFAS BCP - Basic Insurance Concepts and Principles," "CMFAS ComGI - Commercial General Insurance," "CMFAS HI - Health Insurance," "CMFAS M5 - Rules and Regulations for Financial Advisory Services," "CMFAS M6A - Securities & Futures Product Knowledge," "CMFAS M8A - Collective Investment Schemes II," "CMFAS M9 - Life Insurance and Investment-Linked Policies," "CMFAS M9A - Life Insurance and Investment-Linked Policies II," and "CMFAS PGI - Personal General Insurance." The specific details regarding the months and years of obtaining these certifications are not provided.