The Singapore Academy of Law would like to express its appreciation to all the authors who contributed to the VIMA Handbook. 

Sriram Chakravarthi is Senior Director (Legal Development), Chief Legal Counsel and Data Protection Officer at the Singapore Academy of Law (SAL). As Chief Legal Counsel, Sriram is responsible for SAL’s legal and statutory compliance. As Senior Director (Legal Development), Sriram is responsible for spearheading SAL’s efforts in promoting the international profile of Singapore law and Singapore as a legal solutions hub. Prior to joining SAL, Sriram was an equity partner in the corporate finance practice of a leading Singapore law firm and was instrumental in growing the firm’s regional practice. Sriram holds bachelor’s degrees in Commerce and Law and obtained an LLM from Tulane University, USA. He completed the General Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2017.

Doris Yee is the Director of the Singapore Venture Capital & Private Equity Association.  She has over 20 years of experience in venture investing and technology commercialisation. She has worked with entrepreneurs and investors and served as a Director on the Boards of portfolio companies in US (Silicon Valley), New Zealand and China. She was involved in the formation and served on the Investment Committees of venture capital funds iGlobe Partners and iGlobe Treasury. She has been involved with the Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SVCA), the representative body for private equity and venture capital fund institutions in Singapore as Honorary Secretary since 2007. She currently assumes the duties of the Director heading the Secretariat. She is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore.