About Dr. Stephen Riady
Dr. Stephen Riady is the Executive Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer of OUE Limited, one of the leading, publicly listed, diversified real estate companies in Singapore. Among his other appointments, Dr. Riady is Chairman and Executive Director of Hong Kong-listed Lippo Limited, Lippo China Resources Limited, and Hongkong Chinese Limited. He also serves as Non-Independent, Non-Executive Director of Singapore-listed healthcare group Healthway Medical Corporation.
Dr. Riady has made numerous contributions to the field of public service. He serves as a Global Trustee of the Asia Society, Honorary Patron of the Securities Investor Association of Singapore, Executive Vice President of the China Federation of Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs and Permanent Honorary Chairman of the Singapore Research Center of the Institute for Global Development at Tsinghua University. Dr. Riady is also a member of the Committee to Promote Economic Co-operation between Fujian and Hong Kong and is an Honorary Citizen of Shenzhen, PRC.
Dr. Riady was conferred the Chevalier de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government. He received the Ernst and Young (E&Y) ASEAN Entrepreneurial Excellence Award 2018 and E&Y Strategic Investment Entrepreneur of the Year 2007. More recently, Dr. Riady was conferred the Asia Society Southern California International Business Visionary Award and the ASEAN Entrepreneur of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Riady is a graduate of the University of Southern California and holds a master's degree of Business Administration from Golden Gate University, USA. He was conferred an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration from Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom, and is one of the first Honorary University Fellows installed by the Hong Kong Baptist University.
Dr. Riady established the Stephen Riady Group of Foundations in 2010 to create opportunities for aspiring youths by enabling them to realise their potential and make a positive difference to their lives and the lives of people around them. Since it was established, the Stephen Riady Group of Foundations has given to various causes and institutions across the world.