What is your idea of perfect happiness?
As the mom of a 6 month old baby, a solid night's sleep!
What person from history would you have dinner with?
Chuck Feeney, because he reshaped all three fields of commerce, investing and philanthropy in a most humble way.
Who are your heroes in real life?
Purpose-driven people who are making the world a better place.
What is your most treasured possession?
My Whatsapp number, so that I can stay in touch with loved ones around the world.
What is your greatest fear?
Climate pandemonium.
What is your greatest ambition, and what motivates you to pursue it?
To address climate change so that my child can live in a distinctly better future.
Which living person do you most admire?
Christiana Figueres, for bringing together world leaders for unprecedented climate change agreement with the Paris Accord in 2015 and continuing to inspire many others towards climate action.
Where or who do you get your energy from?
Ironically, my baby.
To address climate change so that my child can live in a distinctly better future.
How do you decide what to celebrate?
When thinking about it gets my toes tapping.
What do you look for when interviewing someone for a job?
Would I mind being stuck with this person on a desert island.
What is your current state of mind?
Optimistic.
What injustice do you deplore?
Exploitation of the vulnerable.
Which talent would you most like to have?
The ability to help people truly connect with and understand one another.
How would you like to be remembered?
Fondly.
What food do you turn to for comfort? And why?
Poh piah, a type of fresh spring roll found in Singapore, for the satisfying crunch and delicate flavor.
What is your favourite restaurant?
wastED, a pop-up by Dan Barber almost 10 years ago in NYC that reinvented food that would typically be wasted into tasty, creative dishes.
If you were to be stuck on a desert island, what music, book, and item would you take?
Can I bring a Polynesian voyager such as Moana so that we can belt out "How Far I'll Go", adventure off the island, and have fun doing it?