Ong Seow Eng

Professor ONG Seow Eng holds a PhD in Finance and Master in Business from Indiana University. His research interests include securitised real estate, Real Estate Investment Trusts, real estate derivatives, mortgage repayment, default and delinquency, price discovery and housing finance issues and real estate innovations.

He was the 2002-3 president of the Asian Real Estate Society and the 2006-7 president of the International Real Estate Society. SE was elected to the board of the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (AREUEA) from 2008 – 2010.

SE is a fellow at the Weimer School of Advanced Studies in Real Estate and Land Economics, Florida, USA. He was the recipient of the 2005 International Real Estate Society achievement award for outstanding research, education and practise at the international level. In addition, his research papers won the American Real Estate Society 2005 best manuscript paper award for Real Estate Valuation, and the 2004 best manuscript paper award for Innovative Thinking – Thinking Out-of-the-Box.

A Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder, SE has substantial work experience in investment and portfolio management, derivative analysis and property valuation. He was also the Vice Chairman for Education, Urban Land Institute South Asia council, member of the academic circle of the Asian Public Real Estate Association (APREA), and an independent director of Cambridge Industrial Trust (renamed as ESR-REIT), a SGX listed real estate investment trust. He was the co-Director of NUS-JTC Industrial Infrastructure Innovation (NUS-JTC I³ ) Centre.

SE sits on the editorial board of nine international real estate journals such as the Journal of Real Estate Finance & Economics, Journal of Property Research and Journal of Housing Research, and serves as ad-hoc reviewer for Real Estate Economics, Journal of Housing Economics, Financial Management and Urban Studies.

SE has consulted for various real estate organizations and government agencies. He has been invited to speak at conferences and seminars locally as well as in USA, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, Sweden, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Turkey, Bahrain and UAE.

Recognition & Awards

• Best manuscript paper award for Real Estate Valuation, American Real Estate Society - 2005
• 2005 International Real Estate Society Achievement Award for outstanding research, education and practise at the international level, International Real Estate Society - 2005
• Best manuscript paper award for Innovative Thinking, American Real Estate Society - 2004

Educational Qualifications

• PhD, Finance, Indiana University, 1997
• MBus, Indiana University, 1995
• BSc (Est Mgt) first class honours, National University of Singapore, 1984

Academic Experience

• Professor, National University of Singapore, 1991 - current
• Visiting professor, University of Tokyo, 2017
• Visiting professor, University of British Columbia, 2003 - 2004

Corporate Experience

• Non-executive independent director, Cambridge Industrial Trust, 2006 - 2015
• Vice President, Overseas Union Bank, 1991 - 1992
• Senior Investment Officer, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, 1987 - 1991
• Valuer/Assessor, inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, 1987