Mr Menon is Ambassador for Climate Action and Senior Adviser to the National Climate Change Secretariat at the Prime Minister’s Office. He is also Chairman of the Global Finance & Technology Network and ImpactSG, a philanthropic start-up. Prior to his current roles, Mr Menon was Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (2011–23), where he oversaw monetary and macroprudential policies, reformed the financial regulatory framework, and developed Singapore as a green finance centre and a global FinTech hub. As Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Trade and Industry (2007–11), Mr Menon helped to steer the economy during the global financial crisis. Mr Menon holds a Master's in Public Administration from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Social Science (Direct Honours) in Economics from the National University of Singapore.