My name is Wong Yu Han, and I presently enjoy serving as a leadership coach and management consultant while studying to be a Traditional and Chinese Medicine physician.
Over my career in commercial, governmental and military organizations, I have led an army division of over 12,000 people, served as chief operating officer of a listed company, helped start a government agency for cybersecurity, and ventured in start-up companies. In 2014, I organized Singapore’s National Day Parade in the city center. In the armed forces, I was called to serve as a diplomat in Jakarta and subsequently Singapore’s national contingent commander in Afghanistan. In the private sector, I had the opportunities to serve in the boards of Singapore Technologies Engineering companies, as well as small and medium enterprises. Throughout these years, my family and I have lived globally in London, Palo Alto, Toronto, and Jakarta.
Having gained from invaluable experiences, I decided to step into leadership training, and later management consultancy, when I left the public service and joined the private sector. I intended as much to give back, as to stay engaged in the work of human relationships that is essential for and underpins the public service. In 2024, I crossed my 7th year of service as a leadership coach – which has allowed me to work with interesting people across a wide range of industries including manufacturing, pharmaceutical, government, financial services, technology, energy, engineering, beauty, food, logistics, construction, and retail.
In 2018, through a close friend’s encouragement, I started another adventure. I joined the Singapore Cancer Society as a council member that year. This meaningful journey has brought me to strategic efforts to refresh the society’s community-based healthcare services and revamp its information technology – potentially riding on new and promising waves for smarter impact.
Perhaps, this experience has reinvigorated a latent passion for healthcare, for I had considered a medical career before the army attracted me over. And so, in 2024, I started studying to be a Traditional and Chinese Medicine physician, which Singapore’s fine tradition in education provides. Half a year later, through another friend’s encouragement, I started consulting for a charitable society for TCM clinic services, allowing me to further stretch my legs in management consultancy.
In sum, I’ve had the fortune to grow well from working with wonderful, dedicated people, and I’m now investing in the joy of giving back by helping organisations reach their potential through sustainable leadership and workforce effectiveness. Diversity and inclusion is one of my big beliefs, to gain leverage from technological disruption and generational changes. This is keeping me busy.