Nicholas Khoo

In Nicholas' diversified career spanning over 20 years, he has worked with both tech startups and Fortune 500 CEOs. He has also provided leadership in Asia Pacific and Japan for a consulting team in Visa and was most recently COO at NASDAQ-listed Global Star Acquisition, Inc. He is also serving as advisor to the board of the Global Esports Federation as well as an investment committee member and advisor of VC/PE funds. Nicholas has chaired multiple national and Southeast Asian initiatives, including an official ASEAN esports event held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. He also served on the SG50 Education and Youth Committee which saw Singapore's Prime Minister launch the new National Stadium with a full capacity of youths. He also chaired the national Splash Awards committee working closely with the Ministry of Education to encourage students to use tech to bring Singaporeans closer together, improve cyber wellness, and use technology to reimagine education and work in the next 50 years. During the pandemic, Nicholas mobilized corporates and youths to support youths in more vulnerable situations, setup an esports academy and provided leadership for Singapore to host esports world championships that reached hundreds of millions of youths globally. Other past appointments include Internet and Media Advisory Committee Member, Vision 2030 Gen Z Sub Committee Member, and Outward Bound Singapore Leadership & Service Award Selection Committee Chairperson. Nicholas has been honoured as a Friend of Singapore's Ministry of Culture, Community & Youth (2018) as well as the Minister of Social and Family Development (MSF) , Minister for Home Affairs National Day Awards (2021), as well as the Service to Education Award by the Ministry of Education (2022). Most recently, he was honoured by MSF with the Outstanding Volunteer Award (2024).