Kershing Goh

Started as a new innovation lab based out in San Francisco Bay Area, Kershing leads Singapore Tourism Board’s experimental efforts in forging close alliances with global tech and concept bellwethers to distil accelerating disruption and translate them into meaningful application for tourism, anchoring Singapore as the Lab for the Future of Travel. With almost 20 years of all-rounded tourism experience globally, Kershing is frequently sought to contribute at panel discussions and conferences and is ardently passionate about the impact of tourism on developing economies. She was also an adjunct professor at the New York University teaching the Master in Tourism Planning and Policies course. Prior to her tourism career, Kershing was a Broadcast Journalist with the English News channel at Television Corporation of Singapore (now renamed Chanel News Asia). Kershing graduated from National University of Singapore with a B.A in Economics and Political Science.

Education

• BA National University of Singapore (1991 — 1994)

Companies

• Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Alliances Singapore Tourism Board (2019)
• Regional Director, Americas Singapore Tourism Board (2014)
• Adjunct Professor New York University (2013)
• Country Manager USA Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (2011 — 2014)
• Regional Director Americas Singapore Tourism Board (2005 — 2011)
• Broadcast Journalist Television Corporation of Singapore (1994 — 1997)