Patsian Low

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Deputy CEO @ AVPN
Singapore
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About Patsian Low

I am a driven social impact and sustainable business executive leader with almost 30 years experience in fields of impact and sustainable finance, purpose-driven businesses, philanthropy, CSR, sustainability, non-profit leadership and commercial finance in the US and Asia. I thrive when building and working with strong networks of cross-sector stakeholders and multi-disciplinary teams to drive impact & value to people and planet. I have taken on many roles of leadership, advisory, consultation, training, governance, management and research. I have worked with startups, privately-held businesses, foundations, corporates, nonprofits and government agencies; including running my own enterprise. I have held executive and strategic responsibilities covering both national and international remit. Examples include VP & Head of Inclusive Impact & Sustainability Asia Pacific in Visa; Chief of Staff & Head of Policy and Platforms at AVPN; SVP and Head of DBS Foundation and DBS Bank CSR; Philanthropy Director at National Volunteer & Philanthropy Center (Singapore); Managing Director Asia Pacific at State Street Bank and Deutsche Bank. I have also advised/consulted with Johnson & Johnson, Tri-Sector Associates, Asia Philanthropy Circle, Corporate Citizenship (acquired by SLR Consulting), and South Central Community Family Service Center.Across these roles, I help to mobilise financial, human and intellectual resources towards impact and sustainability in Asia. I have engaged with public, private and people sector stakeholders ranging from underserved "base of pyramid" micro-communities to large companies. Examples of what I have produced include: long-term strategic planning, budgeting and outlook for board/executive audience; CSR/Impact/Sustainability program planning and execution; business model transformation action plans; impact/sustainability opportunity market and stakeholder scans & action plans; design and execute impact products like social impact bonds, philanthropy colabs; training programs, webinars and conferences for that network amongst policymakers, nonprofit leaders and private sector actors.As a volunteer, I actively mentor young changemakers, serve on the boards/committees of startup nonprofit organisations in their early stages of growth, and support effective deployment of grants and resources to impactful community initiatives. Please engage me on volunteering and professional opportunities in business transformation, value chain designs, organisation leadership and capacity building, that all contribute to sustainable development.

Patsian Low's Current Company Details
AVPN

Avpn

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Deputy CEO
Singapore
Website:
avpn.asia
Employees:
174
Patsian Low Work Experience Details
  • Avpn
    Deputy Ceo
    Avpn
    Singapore
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  • Visa
    Vice President, Head Of Inclusive Impact & Sustainability, Asia Pacific
    Visa Nov 2021 - Present
    Foster City, California, Us
    • Led Visa's Inclusive Impact & Sustainability team in Asia Pacific, driving digital financial inclusion initiatives for millions of underserved MSMEs and communities• Collaborated with country teams across 18 markets to advocate for sustainability and corporate social impact strategies, aligning with business goals.• Supported product teams as a local subject matter expert in financial inclusion and sustainability innovations.• Financial literacy and MSME upskilling programs reached average 200K individuals/MSMEs in Asia Pacific per year • Catalyzed employee volunteering rate from below 20% to over 55% in 3 years, mobilising almost 3,000 employees per year in Asia Pacific • Support Visa Foundation $40M Asia-Pacific portfolio partner engagement in-region and its humanitarian relief and charitable giving policies• Enabled Visa to engage with new impact/sustainability opportunities that include: - Digitally enabled over 11 million small/microbusinesses in ways to pay and be paid. - Digital financial inclusion of smallholder farmers in Bangladesh and microsellers on ecommerce; - Women-led MSME empowerment programs in Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Australia and New Zealand;- Tourism MSME empowerment in Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia; - Financial Inclusion Week (accion) and Global Money Week (OECD) 2024- First non-agriculture co-chair of Grow Asia growasia.org Business Council; - Fintech partnerships that integrate financial literacy with financial services.
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  • Singapore Institute Of Directors
    Trainer
    Singapore Institute Of Directors Apr 2017 - Nov 2021
    Singapore, Singapore, Sg
    • Trainer in the Singapore Institute of Director Nonprofit Directors' Programme on Social Innovation/Entrepreneurship since 2016
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  • Avpn
    Chief Of Staff & Head Of Platforms
    Avpn Jul 2019 - Oct 2021
    Singapore, Singapore, Sg
    • Collaborated with the Chair and CEO to plan and execute strategic priorities for AVPN.• Designed AVPN's first action platforms for social investors in critical thematic areas like Gender Equality and Climate Action.• Managed team of platform leads and policy analysts to engage AVPN members and stakeholders, all who represent potential capital that can be mobilised for impact. Stakeholders engaged include World Bank, BMGF, Rockefeller Foundation, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Stockhold Environment Institute, Investing In Women, Value for Women, BMW Foundation, and more. • Mobilised up to USD10 Million per year towards gender equality and climate action • Unlocked USD150M aggregate funding value as pipeline for social investment in Asia• As Chief of Staff, acted as thought partner and deputy to CEO as organisation doubled during this period in both manpower and budget; growing membership size despite COVID restrictions.
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  • Avpn
    Policy Director
    Avpn Feb 2017 - Jun 2021
    Singapore, Singapore, Sg
    • Senior advisory role in the strategic and operational implementation of AVPN's strategy in engaging policy and governments. • Design and deliver action platform that connects, educates and advocates for policy community in Asia to collaborate with AVPN members and stakeholders in building the social economy.• Built database of over 400 policy stakeholders that inform and affect the work of AVPN• Policy thought leadership events to engage and integrate policy community into AVPN member and stakeholder outreach • Launched Policy microsite which houses over 60 resources for policy community about the social economy• Delivered annual programme cycle within annual Conference, India Summit, Southeast Asia Summit, including workshops and webinars on policy matters that affect Asia impact investment environment• Conceptualised and developed AVPN’s proprietary policy framework and related knowledge products• Represent AVPN in speaking in policy events across the region• Engage funders and partners to support policy activity, ranging from private foundations, businesses, multilaterals agencies and other governments • Design and deliver value-added policy services and knowledge products to AVPN members e.g. Social Economy Policy Pulse Map; Pay-For-Success Case Studies: First Movers in Asia-Pacific; APFx Policy Exchange for Impact
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  • Tri-Sector Associates
    Director, Project Advisory
    Tri-Sector Associates Oct 2018 - Jun 2019
    Orchard, Central Singapore Community Development Council, Sg
    - Key partner to founder during early founding stages to establish multi-sector stakeholders interest in Pay-For-Success models in Asia. - Conducted workshops, training sessions, analytics, modelling and business development for potential social investors and government bodies.
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  • Johnson & Johnson
    Consultant, Global Community Impact Asia Pacific
    Johnson & Johnson May 2018 - Jun 2019
    New Brunswick, Nj, Us
    • Research, design and support implementation of Asia-Pacific community impact strategy, working with Just Cause Asia Pte Ltd as partner consultants• Strategise roadmap and opportunities for impact for J&J companies and community investment across North Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia and Australia/New Zealand. • Research and map current programmes and plan for transition strategy to align with new objectives • Engage with CSR coordinators in local offices across the region for research and implementation• Formulate impact thesis, theory of change and impact metrics that will guide local programme design• Build capacity building strategy and resource library to improve impact-potential of J&J CSR coordinators region-wide
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  • Unframed
    Coach / Advisor
    Unframed Jul 2017 - Jun 2019
    Singapore, Singapore, Sg
    • Coaching and training services to the social entrepreneurs incubated in UNFramed’s Makanpreneur and Singtel Future Makers accelerator programmes.
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  • Social Economy / Venture Philanthropy / Non-Profit Strategy
    Independent Consultant
    Social Economy / Venture Philanthropy / Non-Profit Strategy Jan 2017 - Jun 2019
    • Managed multi-disciplinary teams to drive innovative projects and strategies in social entrepreneurship and impact philanthropy with private philanthropy networks• Built strong networks of cross-sector stakeholders to enhance collaboration and impact within the non-profit sector at the mandate of government agencies• Conceptualized and implemented programs for organizations like the AVPN and Johnson & Johnson.• Consulted and guided corporates who are establishing their CSR strategies and corporate foundation structures for the first time
  • Lien Centre For Social Innovation
    Trainer For Nonprofit Leaders
    Lien Centre For Social Innovation Oct 2017 - Jun 2018
    Singapore, Singapore, Sg
    • Trainer in Innovations in Impact & Financial Sustainability at the ACE Capstone Leadership Programme for Nonprofits, jointly produced by the Lien Center for Social Innovation and Social Services Institute, in 2018.
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  • Company Of Good
    Lead Facilitator, Fellowship Programme
    Company Of Good May 2017 - Jun 2018
    Singapore, Sg
    • Launched by National Volunteer & Philanthropy Center, Singapore• Curate and facilitate capacity-building fellowship programme for CSR practitioners in Singapore. • 2 cycles each lasting 5 months (commitment 11 business days) of 35-40 fellows each cycle.• Develop learning outcomes and adapt programme design to meet NVPC requirements• Engage and prepare external trainers to deliver sessions to achieve desired outcomes• Develop proprietary training materials and deliver sessions to open and close the programme• Coach programme Fellows in their Action Projects and encourage adoption of NVPC framework• Judge and select winner among the Action Projects at the end of each Fellowship cycle. • Achieved high satisfaction rating from Fellows; 100% completion rate.
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  • Just Cause
    Senior Advisor
    Just Cause Jan 2017 - May 2018
    Sg
    • Advise and support the delivery of regional charity research report on Ageing sector by Just Cause, commissioned by a corporate donor.
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  • Asia Philanthropy Circle
    Consultant, Asean Community Impact Fund
    Asia Philanthropy Circle Feb 2017 - Nov 2017
    • Design community philanthropy approach to address gaps between education & employment in SE Asia• Design a collaborative funding vehicle and strategy to mobilise APC members as donors• Conduct desk research, literature review and landscape analysis of education-to-employment field in Philippines and Indonesia• Engage an effective network of partners to execute fund programmes• Engage high-net-worth members as prospective donors and invite their input into fund design• Conduct workshops and outreach activities to achieve planning milestones• Developed fund strategy, theory of change; programme guidelines; funding budget and draft prospectus
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  • Slr Consulting
    Social Impact Contract Consultant (Corporate Citizenship)
    Slr Consulting May 2017 - Sep 2017
    Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, Gb
    • Worked with Corporate Citizenship to structure an impact assessment framework for select government agencies and conduct training for agency officers
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  • Dbs Bank Ltd
    Senior Vice President, Head Of Dbs Foundation
    Dbs Bank Ltd Nov 2014 - Dec 2016
    Singapore, Sg
     Established outreach network to 200 social enterprises across Asia Incubated 100 SEs and funded 24 SEs Set up Asia’s first socially conscious lifestyle portal AsiaForGood.com Designed programmes to mobilise 4,000 employee volunteers/year Distributed grants of S$2~3 million on annual basis. • Formulated strategy and operating plan for newly formed corporate foundation with corpus of S$50 million, first such Foundation in Asia with a commitment to social entrepreneurship. • Designed and implemented the DBS Foundation grant programme which supported on average 12 SEs in 6 countries each year, outreach to over 100 SEs.• Implemented programmes in Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, India and Indonesia with 10 partners. • Published DBS Foundation-AVPN joint report on the best practices of SE incubator programmes in Asia. • Established Singapore’s first lifestyle portal focusing on socially conscious living AsiaForGood.com, providing visibility platform for over 200 SEs regionally, with appearances in mainstream and social media. • Launched Inaugural DBS Foundation Social Enterprise Summit 2016, convening over 150 social enterprise practitioners across Asia for an exclusive 2-day learning journey • Grew the DBS-NUS Social Venture Challenge Asia to the largest Asia social venture competition in 2016 in partnership with Unilever, Syngenta, raiSE and NUS Enterprise.• Refined group CSR Strategy, deepened staff impact and branding visibility through long-term collaboration with other business units and community partners in 6 countries, mobilizing 4,000 volunteers per year.• Formed and developed core team of 7 staff to steward DBS global social impact footprint• Mobilised over 2,000 volunteers in Singapore to support signature corporate community programmes.• Established long-term recurring community support programmes and Volunteerism Leadership programme which nurtured high-potential volunteers to develop well-rounded leadership practices.
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  • Microfinance Society (Singapore)
    President & Founding Member
    Microfinance Society (Singapore) Oct 2009 - Jan 2015
    Founding member of first interest group in Singapore for Microfinance. Elected President at Society's 1st Annual General Meeting (2010). The Microfinance Society (Singapore) was officially set up on 29 September 2009 in Singapore. Its mission is to connect, educate and engage people in the field of microfinance by creating a forum for innovation and collaboration, thereby reducing global poverty. The Society seeks to bring people together who are interested in learning about microfinance, micro-credit, and related finance, economic, and development topics. As interest in the Society has evolved into a Facebook special interest group, the Society is now dormant.
  • National Volunteer And Philanthropy Centre (Nvpc)
    Director, Philanthropy
    National Volunteer And Philanthropy Centre (Nvpc) May 2010 - Nov 2014
    Singapore, Sg
    Responsible for initiatives to promote Philanthropy in Singapore, part of NVPC's vision of Singapore as a Giving Nation. Includes Singapore's largest online donation portal SG Gives (www.sggives.org), and Independent Charity Analysis, which provides objective research and publication of analyst reports on Singapore-based charities. National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) is the national body, established in July 1999, to promote volunteerism and philanthropy in Singapore, working in partnership with the public, people and private sectors. Please visit http://www.nvpc.org.sg
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  • Freelance Consultant
    Microfinance And Social Finance Specialist
    Freelance Consultant May 2008 - Nov 2014
    Providing consultative and research support in social finance and microfinance sector, including authoring and editing academic publications, executive training for non-profit organisations, devising and executing microfinance initiatives for non-profit and/or research purposes.- Research and Facilitation work with Lien Centre for Social Innovation, 2008 - 2010- Drafting of business plan for Singapore's first microfinance pilot, in consultation with the Institute for Policy Studies, Microfinance Society (Singapore), aidha, and other stakeholders. 2009 - 2010- Independent board seat with Banking With The Poor Network Ltd, Singapore chapter. 2010- Co-author of Microcredit Scheme pilot proposal for AWARE (Singapore women's advocacy group), 2009 - 2010. - Distance mentor to social enterprise Bawa La Tumaini (http://www.bawalatumaini) which seeks to support poor women in the urban slums of Nairobi, Kenya. 2008 - 2010
  • Social Venture Partners (Singapore)
    Treasurer
    Social Venture Partners (Singapore) Oct 2009 - Oct 2014
    Social Venture Partners (SVP) brings together worlds that typically do not overlap: grant making, volunteerism, nonprofit capacity building, and philanthropic education. Every SVP is a network of engaged philanthropists who believe that they can have a positive impact on their communities and who use innovative strategies to address complex social issues. SVP (Singapore) was formed in October 2009 and brings together Singaporeans interested in high-engagement philanthropy. As the society's members have identified other ways to be more impactful, the Society is now dormant.
  • Lien Centre For Social Innovation
    Researcher / Instructor
    Lien Centre For Social Innovation Oct 2009 - Sep 2013
    Singapore, Singapore, Sg
    - Research, Co-writing and editing for "The World That Changes The World", editors Willie Cheng/Sharifah Mohammed October 2010 . Published by John Wiley & Sons- Co-writer for “Media and the Nonprofit World - A Case study on WWF-Malaysia‟s Use of Media Tools to Champion Advocacy” (co-author: Anita Devasahayam, Trinetizen Media Sdn Bhd) October 2010, Social Space 2010, published by Lien centre for Social Innovation.- Author of “Microfinance & Migrant Workers: Asia‟s Next Market Opportunity?” October 2010, Social Space 2010, published by Lien centre for Social Innovation.- Instructor for executive training course for non-profit leaders- "New Social Models” Lecture and Case Studies April 2010iLEAP Professional Education Course for Non-Profit Leaders, Lien Centre for Social Innovation - “Assessing Social Impact” Lecture and Case Studies April 2011 iLEAP Professional Education Course for Non-Profit Leaders, Lien Centre for Social Innovation
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  • Banking With The Poor Network
    Independent Director
    Banking With The Poor Network Oct 2010 - Jul 2012
    Independent Director on the Board for Singapore chapter of the Banking With The Poor Network, established as an International NGO in Singapore. The Banking with the Poor Network (BWTP Network) is Asia’s microfinance network that works towards building efficient, large-scale sustainable organisations, through co-operation, training and capacity building with the aim of achieving innovative, appropriate and demand-driven financial services for the poor. The Network is an association of a diverse range of microfinance stakeholders committed to improving the quality of life of the poor through promoting and facilitating their access to sustainable financial services. The BWTP Network is an initiative of the Foundation for Development Cooperation and its Secretariat is based in Singapore. Please visit http://www.bwtp.org
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  • United Nations Institute For Training And Research (Unitar)
    Mentor
    United Nations Institute For Training And Research (Unitar) Apr 2007 - Oct 2010
    Geneva, Ch
    Part of international panel of mentors for the UNITAR Afghan Fellowship. Program provides support and coaching to a selective group of Afghan civil servants and international organisation staff members. Highlighted responsibilities include: - Presented "Tools for Performance Maximisation" lecture materials for 3 recurring cycles in webseminar series for Afghan mentees. - Moderator for Roundtable Forum “Reconstruction in Afghanistan: Challenges and Opportunities”Embassy of Afghanistan, Tokyo, Japan, 2008- Grant Proposal Development for the Society for Sustainable Development (Afghanistan), targeting trainers that work with female drug addicts, 2008Training and mentoring programme is designed by UNITAR and is supported by Independent Administrative Reform of Civil Service Commission, Singapore International Foundation, University of Hiroshima (Japan), Hiroshima Prefecture, University of Calgary, University of Texas at Austin, among others. Training consists of capacity-building in leadership and organisational skills, project management, human resource management, among others.
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  • Serenity Associates Llp
    Founder / Partner
    Serenity Associates Llp May 2008 - Mar 2010
    This venture promoted and supported the sustainable and responsible development of social enterprising activities, where social and environmental benefits are no less important than economic outcomes. We believed in achieving this mission through creating opportunities for enterprises to become an integral and responsible part of society. Incubation, consultation and infrastructure support services were offered to Social Enterprises, Private Businesses and Not-for-profit/public organizations. It was mandated that a significant part of profits should fund and promote social responsibility. Serenity Foundation for Social Responsibility was established the non-profit vehicle through which funds will be effectively applied to realise this vision. The Foundation would support social enterprises, community projects or other social ventures that deliver sustainable long-term benefits to communities and their environment. My involvement with this initiative and the related Foundation stopped in March 2010, and both were ended in 2011.
  • State Street Bank
    Managing Director
    State Street Bank Jul 2004 - Apr 2008
    Boston, Massachusetts, Us
    Responsible for building and managing the Securities Finance division in Asia, including all aspects of relationship management through new business development. Built team from 2 to 15 people during this tenure, and brought in multiplicative revenue growth year on year. Geographic scope covered all of Asia-pacific ex-Japan, including Australia/New Zealand. Based in Hong Kong and Singapore.
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  • Deutsche Bank
    Vice President
    Deutsche Bank Jun 1996 - Jul 2004
    Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen, De
    Securities Lending division, based in New York. Responsible over the years for relationship mangement, marketing, Product Development for global clients and markets.
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  • Bankers Trust Company
    Product Specialist
    Bankers Trust Company Jun 1995 - Jun 1996
    Operate daily hedging model and profit/loss reporting for multiple interest rate derivative products, including swaps, spreadlocks, buy-sellbacks, etc. Bankers Trust Company was wholly acquired by Deutsche Bank in 1997.

Patsian Low Skills

Investments Business Planning Social Entrepreneurship Microfinance Managerial Finance Product Development Financial Education Business Ethics Poverty Social Finance Non Profits Philanthropy Capacity Building Fundraising Strategic Planning Nonprofits Social Enterprise Ngos Leadership Development Leadership Grants Proposal Writing Strategy Management Research Non Governmental Organizations Nonprofit Organizations

Patsian Low Education Details

  • University Of Cambridge
    University Of Cambridge
    Sustainable Business
  • University Of Cambridge
    University Of Cambridge
    Sustainable Business
  • Nyu Stern School Of Business
    Nyu Stern School Of Business
    Business Administration
  • Binghamton University School Of Management
    Binghamton University School Of Management
    Finance
  • Raffles Girls Secondary School
    Raffles Girls Secondary School
    Gce O Levels

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