Michelle Teo has more than 20 years’ experience in both the government and private sectors. Her career has spanned international relations, corporate and digital communications, and the globe. Michelle’s career with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has taken her to Europe, Australia, North America, the Middle East, North and Southeast Asia. Michelle served as Singapore’s Deputy High Commissioner in Canberra. She then joined IBM, first as Communications Leader with IBM Singapore and later with IBM ASEAN. Prior to joining the Middle East Institute in NUS, Michelle was working with local SMEs focused on digital content re-design for Singapore government agencies.