DATUK GOH LEE YEN

Malaysia

Female

63

Nomination Committee

Independent and Non Executive

1. Degree - English Literature [University of Malaya]

Datuk Goh Lee Yen built her career in the Star Media Group and became the Editor-in-Chief in 2015. In her 34 years at the Star Media Group, she held many key roles, including Education Editor and Sunday Star Editor, each contributing to the success of the company which went for public listing when she was in middle management.
Before her early retirement in 2018, she sat on the board of Leaderonomics (2014-2018), a social enterprise that aims to transform nations through leadership development. She was also a member of Monash University Malaysia's School of Arts and Social Sciences External Stakeholders Committee from 2016 to 2018. She was elected chairperson of the Asia News Network for the period 2017/2018 by the Executive Board of ANN, an alliance of 22 media companies from 21 countries.
Datuk Goh also received a Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalistic Excellence and Media Editorship from the World Chinese Economic Summit (WCES), organised by the Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (Asli), on 16 November 2016. Currently, Datuk Goh has a consultancy company providing content development, branding and marketing services as well as strategic planning for education and other clients.