| ISPA 2026 Singapore Congress – Paul Tan |
 Paul TanChief Executive Officer Paul Tan is Chief Executive Officer at the Community Foundation of Singapore (CFS), a charitable intermediary under the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY). The non-profit empowers donors to fulfil their philanthropic purpose, working with Singapore’s diverse charities and creating communities that care and thrive. Annually, CFS disburses over $20 million to Singapore’s charities from the 300 Donor-Advised Funds which it stewards. He joined CFS in Aug 2024 and assumed the leadership role in April 2025. Paul’s previous role was Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the National Arts Council (NAC), which champions the arts by nurturing creative excellence and supporting broad audience engagement, through comprehensive grants support and partnerships to industry facilitation and arts housing. He was instrumental in developing the SG Arts Plan, the strategic blueprint for the arts ecosystem, launched in 2018. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he worked on the Arts and Culture Resilience Package to support livelihoods in the sector. For this, he was conferred the Public Administration Medal (Bronze). Prior to assuming the Deputy CE role at NAC in 2014, he was the Festival Director of the much-loved Singapore Writers Festival.
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