Speaker - Dr Shashi Jayakumar

Dr Shashi Jayakumar

Executive Director
SJK Geostrategic Advisory

Biography

Dr Shashi Jayakumar, Executive Director of SJK Geostrategic Advisory joined the Administrative Service of Singapore’s government in 2002, after completing a doctorate in history at Balliol College, Oxford.

His experience as a policymaker combined with work as a security practitioner, with most of his government career spent at the Ministry of Defence examining a range of geopolitical and security issues. Dr Jayakumar was seconded out from the Administrative Service to the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in 2011.

He then moved to the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at Nanyang Technological University from 2014 to 2023.

During his tenure at RSIS, Dr Jayakumar was Head of the Centre of Excellence for National Security (CENS) and Executive Coordinator for Future Issues and Technology. Dr Jayakumar has authored or edited numerous books, op-eds, and policy reports.

Besides his knowledge of the external security environment, he also works on issues concerning Singapore politics and policies. Dr Jayakumar was appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore (Non-Resident) to the Republic of Cuba in April 2025.