Associate Professor Simon Tay is Chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs. He is concurrently a tenured Associate Professor, teaching international law at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law.
Since 2020, he has been appointed an Ambassador for Singapore, currently accredited to Greece on a non-residential basis. He is also Singapore’s Chairman to the EU Singapore free trade agreement domestic advisory group focusing on sustainability and trade.
From 1992 to 2008, he served in a number of public appointments for Singapore. These included serving as Chairman of Singapore’s National Environment Agency; and as an independent Nominated Member of Parliament (1997-2001). In 2006, Professor Tay received a National Day Award.