About Jenny
Executive leader, educator and community builder — putting humanity at the centre of technology, risk and governance.
At a glance
- Immediate Past President, ISACA Singapore Chapter
- Founder, SheLeadsTech Singapore (2019)
- Chair, IRM Singapore Group
- Co-founder, AI GRC SG Community
- Board & Audit Committee, SUTD · Board & Finance Committee, SOTA
- Adjunct Professor, SMU School of Accountancy
- Visiting Professor with Tamkang University and National Taiwan Normal University in Taiwan
- Former PwC Risk Assurance Partner · Chief Audit Executive, CapitaLand Investment
Dr Jenny Tan is an executive leader in technology governance, risk management, internal audit and digital trust. Over more than two decades she has moved between professional services, corporate leadership, academia and volunteer leadership — and has used each vantage point to make technology safer, more trusted and more inclusive.
Jenny began her career as a software engineer before moving into IT audit, advisory and risk. As a Risk Assurance Partner at PwC she led the firm's IT Audit & Advisory and Business Resilience practices, advising boards and management on technology governance, cybersecurity, data privacy and resilience. Today she is Chief Audit Executive at CapitaLand Investment, leading a global internal audit practice — including IT audit — across a real estate and fund management group, and reimagining and digitalising how audit is done.
Her volunteer leadership is just as significant. Jenny joined the board of the ISACA Singapore Chapter around 2015 and, for years, was the only woman on it. In 2019 she founded SheLeadsTech Singapore, and in 2023 she became the first woman President of the chapter in more than forty years of its history. In December 2025 she was appointed the first woman Chair of the Institute of Risk Management (IRM) Singapore Group, and in 2026 she co-founded the AI GRC SG Community, a practitioner-led community for AI governance, risk and compliance.
Jenny serves as a Board and Audit Committee member of the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and a Board and Finance Committee member of the School of the Arts (SOTA). She is an Adjunct Professor with the Singapore Management University (SMU) School of Accountancy, a Visiting Professor with Tamkang University and National Taiwan Normal University in Taiwan, a member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants' AI Taskforce (AI Solutions Sub-Committee), of the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore's Professionalisation Advisory Group and of the Infocomm Media Development Authority's (IMDA) Digital for Life Programme Steering Committee.
The principles behind the work
Walk the talk
Vision only matters when it becomes action. Jenny is known for turning ideas into programmes, communities and measurable outcomes — from the SheLeadsTech Conversion Programme to the transformation of audit functions.
Risk is human
Technology rarely fails on its own. Jenny champions human risk management: understanding behaviour, culture and decision-making as the real levers of cybersecurity and resilience.
Doing good professionally
Success means giving time, knowledge and care to others. Mentoring, teaching and volunteering are not side projects — they are part of the job.
Stay humble, keep learning
Confidence tempered by integrity, resilience built through self-leadership, and a lifelong commitment to learning and adapting.
Qualifications & certifications
- DoctoratePhD — with research interests spanning risk management, employee engagement and organisational outcomes
- AcademicMultiple degrees, master's degrees and post-graduate diplomas across Information Technology and Business
- ProfessionalCFE (Certified Fraud Examiner), CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor), CGEIT (Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT), CDPSE (Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer)
- RiskSIRM — Specialist Member, Institute of Risk Management
Gallup Clifton Strengths
Jenny's top five strengths, and how they show up in her leadership.
- StrategicSees patterns and alternative routes, then chooses the path that creates the most impact.
- RelatorBuilds deep, genuine relationships — the foundation of every community Jenny has grown.
- IndividualisationNotices what makes each person unique and helps them play to it.
- AchieverBrings stamina and a drive to get things done, every single day.
- MaximiserTurns good into excellent, whether in people, programmes or processes.
Boards, committees & community roles
- Board Member and Audit Committee Member, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)
- Board Member and Finance Committee Member, School of the Arts (SOTA)
- Adjunct Professor, School of Accountancy, Singapore Management University (SMU)
- Visiting Professor, Tamkang University, Taiwan
- Visiting Professor, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
- Chair, Institute of Risk Management (IRM) Singapore Group
- Immediate Past President and Board Director, ISACA Singapore Chapter
- Founder, SheLeadsTech Singapore
- Co-founder, AI GRC SG Community
- Member, AI Solutions Sub-Committee, ISCA Artificial Intelligence Taskforce
- Member, Professionalisation Advisory Group, Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA)
- Audit Committee Member, National Institute of Early Childhood Development (NIEC)
- Member, Digital for Life Programme Steering Committee, Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)
Milestones along the way
From software engineer to Big Four partner, Chief Audit Executive, community founder and board director.
- Early career
From software engineer to IT audit
Jenny's technology roots as a software engineer gave her the fluency to move into IT audit and advisory, where technology, controls and business risk meet.
- PwC
Risk Assurance Partner
Led the IT Audit & Advisory and Business Resilience practices, advising boards and management on technology governance and resilience.
- c. 2015
Joined the ISACA Singapore Chapter board
Elected Honorary Treasurer and Board Director — for years the only woman on the chapter board. Chaired the 2017 GTACS conference and choreographed the chapter's 40th anniversary.
- 2019
Founded SheLeadsTech Singapore
Launched on International Women's Day, 8 March 2019, to promote inclusivity and inspire female self-leadership in technology.
- 2022
SheLeadsTech Conversion Programme
Pioneered a structured 12–18 month pathway converting non-IT women into technology GRC careers — curated and personally delivered in its inaugural year.
- 2023
First woman President, ISACA Singapore Chapter
A milestone reached after more than 40 years of the chapter's history.
- CapitaLand
Chief Audit Executive
Leads Group Internal Audit for a global real estate and fund management group, transforming and digitalising the audit function.
- 2025
Chair, IRM Singapore Group
Appointed the first woman Chair as the Institute of Risk Management launched its Singapore regional group in December 2025.
- 2026
Co-founded the AI GRC SG Community
A community by practitioners, for practitioners, launched in August 2026 to tackle real-world AI governance, risk and compliance challenges.
“The greatest gift we can give each other is listening ears.”— Dr Jenny Tan
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