Simon Ong

Simon is actively serving in the creative industry and is currently an honourary advisor to the Society of
Interior Designers Singapore and a member of Singapore Interior Design Accreditation Council. He served
as the Chairman of the design sector of Singapore Workforce Development Agency, and a board member
of SHOP!, a leading Association of Retail Environments in USA. In 2019, he was inducted into the SHOP!
Hall of Fame in recognition of his significant contributions to the industry. Most recently, he received the
Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Interior Designers Singapore for his substantial
contributions to the design industry.

An ardent advocate of education, Simon currently serves as a board director of Nanyang Academy of Fine
Arts. He served as a member of the Advisory Board to the School of Design & Environment at the National
University of Singapore (NUS) and Temasek Polytechnic School of Design, and a member of the Design
Education Review Committee, Singapore (DERC). He was the former Chairman of the School Advisory
Board of Cedar Girls’ Secondary School, and Vice-Chairman of the Potong-Pasir CC Management
Committee.

Simon graduated with a Master’s Degree in Design from the University of New South Wales, Australia,
and a Master of Business Administration from the University of South Australia.