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Prior to founding Axiom, Chihtsung Lam was Executive Vice President at GIC Special Investments, one of the world’s largest and most reputable private equity investors. He was a member of its global Investment Committee and management committee. He was formerly head of the Global Technology Group, responsible for all VC fund and direct investments in the U.S., Asia and Europe.
Chihtsung held four positions at GIC SI during his 12 year stint as a private equity investment professional. Prior to heading the Global Technology Group, Chihtsung was head of the Direct Investment Asia Group, responsible for all direct investments (excluding infrastructure) in Asia, which includes activities in Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia and India. Immediately before that, he was head of the North America Division, where he was responsible for GIC SI’s portfolio of buyout and growth funds in North America. His first position in GIC SI was as an investment manager for the Northeast Asia Division, where he was responsible principally for making investments in China.
Prior to joining GIC SI, Chihtsung had two and a half years of Asian investment banking experience at Schroders (now part of Citigroup). His first job was in the Singapore Government, where he was Deputy Director at the Ministry of Communications. Chihtsung has both an undergraduate honors degree and a Masters degree in Philosophy from Cambridge University. Chihtsung was a Singapore Government Overseas Merit Scholar and was both an entrance and senior scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge.
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