Brendan Toh

Brendan Toh

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  • About me

    Policy Intern @ Milken Institute | CEPS Young Thinker | Social & Environmental Policy

  • Education

    • National University of Singapore

      2021 - 2025
      Bachelor of Social Sciences - BSocSc(Hons) Political Science First Class Honours

      Activities:• impacT - Vice President (Projects & Partnerships)• 180 Degrees Consulting - Client Engagement Analyst• FASS Arts Camp 2022 - Publicity TeamCompetitions:• JTC Case Challenge 2022• Built Environment Case Competition (BECC) 2022• Allianz Consulting Case Challenge 2022Relevant Coursework: Public Administration in Singapore, Modern Western Political Thought, Contemporary African Politics, Research Methods, Public Policy-Making, Comparative… Show more Activities:• impacT - Vice President (Projects & Partnerships)• 180 Degrees Consulting - Client Engagement Analyst• FASS Arts Camp 2022 - Publicity TeamCompetitions:• JTC Case Challenge 2022• Built Environment Case Competition (BECC) 2022• Allianz Consulting Case Challenge 2022Relevant Coursework: Public Administration in Singapore, Modern Western Political Thought, Contemporary African Politics, Research Methods, Public Policy-Making, Comparative Political Behaviour, Introductory Economics, Economic History Show less

    • Boston College

      2024 - 2024
      Undergraduate Exchange Programme

      Relevant Coursework: State Building in the Middle East, Welfare Capitalism and Economic Reform, Development Economics, Urban Sustainability, West African Politics

    • Tembusu College

      2021 - 2023
      University Town College Programme (UTCP)

      Activities:• Tancho House Committee - AY 21/22• poliTy - Head of Internal Communications• Treehouse Publication - Editor-in-Chief• Tembusu Alumni Working Group - Student Teas• Tembusu Welcome Week - Orientation Group Leader• Open Day 2023 - Tour Guide

    • St Andrew's Junior College

      2017 - 2018
      GCE 'A' Levels Arts

      Activities and Societies: English Drama Honour Roll for Overall rank points, General Paper, English Literature and History.SAJC Commendation Award Recipient.Exco member of the SAJC Drama Club, in charge of Lighting and Sound Design. Commendation Award recipient at the 2018 Singapore Youth Festival. Organised and participated in the 2018 Annual School Play at The Arts House.As part of the Talent Development Programme, took part in ChrySAlis 2017, an annual leadership summit comprising students from schools… Show more Honour Roll for Overall rank points, General Paper, English Literature and History.SAJC Commendation Award Recipient.Exco member of the SAJC Drama Club, in charge of Lighting and Sound Design. Commendation Award recipient at the 2018 Singapore Youth Festival. Organised and participated in the 2018 Annual School Play at The Arts House.As part of the Talent Development Programme, took part in ChrySAlis 2017, an annual leadership summit comprising students from schools affiliated to the Anglican Diocese.Assistant Class Representative from 2017-2018. Show less

  • Experience

    • ImpacT

      Jun 2022 - Jan 2024
      • Vice President (Projects & Partnerships)

        Jun 2023 - Jan 2024
      • Publicity Executive

        Jun 2022 - Jun 2023
    • Yale-NUS Consulting Group

      Aug 2022 - Sept 2022
      Trainee
    • 180 Degrees Consulting Singapore (Kent Ridge)

      Jan 2023 - Aug 2023
      Client Engagement Analyst

      • In charge of client sourcing, pitching, and project scoping prior to the project phase• Provided feedback mechanisms for clients during the project phase• Negotiated project billables after the project endpoint

    • National Climate Change Secretariat, Singapore

      Jun 2023 - Aug 2023
      Mitigation & Resilience Planning Intern

      • Benchmarking project on city-specific mitigation policies and low-carbon ventures• Coordinated Singapore's cross-ministerial carbon emissions data inputs for C40 Cities' Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (GPC)• Produced a primer slide deck on modelling scenarios used in the ESI SG-TIMES model• EU/NA greenwashing legislation overview

    • Ministry of Finance (Singapore)

      Nov 2023 - Dec 2023
      Performance & Evaluation Intern

      • Applied Theory of Change methodology to critically evaluate social policies• Developed a Logic Model for the Performance & Evaluation Directorate’s FY2024 workstream, aimed at enhancing policy evaluation capabilities across the government• Authored a think piece summarizing key insights from various government program evaluations, identifying best practices and learning opportunities

    • CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies)

      Jan 2024 - now
      Young Thinkers 2024: European Elections

      Born in 2021, the CEPS Young Thinkers initiative is an innovative forum driven by and for youth to elevate diverse voices, expand their professional and leadership skills, and empower them to participate in forward-looking European policy debates of crucial importance.• Selected as one of 25 Young Thinkers in the 2024 cohort

    • The Field Chair Project

      May 2024 - now
      Founder & Community Coordinator
    • Milken Institute

      Jun 2024 - now
      Policy and Programmes Intern

      • Focus: innovative financing, social enterprise models

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Sustainable Finance: Instruments and Products

      Singapore Green Finance Centre
      Jul 2024
    • Bloomberg Market Concepts

      Bloomberg LP
      May 2022
    • Python Basics for Data Science

      EdX
      May 2022
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Brendan Toh
      NASA Exchange Scholarship - Feb 2024
    • Awarded to Brendan Toh
      Edusave Good Progress Award - 2018
    • Awarded to Brendan Toh
      St. Andrew's Junior College Commendation Award - 2018
    • Awarded to Brendan Toh
      National Youth Achievement Award (Silver) National Youth Achievement Award (NYAA) Council 2016
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Community Volunteer

      Issued by People's Action Party on Sept 2023
      People's Action PartyAssociated with Brendan Toh
    • Contributing Writer

      Issued by STEAR - Student Think Tank for Europe-Asia Relations on Sept 2023
      STEAR - Student Think Tank for Europe-Asia RelationsAssociated with Brendan Toh
    • Policy Researcher

      Issued by MAJU: The Youth Policy Research Initiative on Aug 2023
      MAJU: The Youth Policy Research InitiativeAssociated with Brendan Toh
    • House Committee

      Issued by Tembusu College on Sept 2021
      Tembusu CollegeAssociated with Brendan Toh
    • Volunteer

      Issued by Food from the Heart on Jan 2015
      Food from the HeartAssociated with Brendan Toh