Keith Tan assumed the appointment of Chief Executive of the Singapore Tourism Board on 29 October 2018. From 2014 to 2018, he served as the Deputy Secretary (Policy) in the Ministry of Defense, where he strengthened Singapore’s international defense partnerships, led MINDEF’s longer-term strategic planning and guided MINDEF’s strategic communications and public engagement efforts. From 2013 to 2014, Keith was concurrently the Senior Director of the Public Service Division’s PS21 Office, and Institute Director in the Institute of Governance and Policy at Singapore’s Civil Service College. Keith also served in the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) as Director of the Economics and Strategy Division (2008 - 2010) and the Foreign Economic Policy Division (2010 - 2013).