Edward Yee
2024-2025 Obama Foundation Asia-Pacific Leader
Co-Founder, Givfunds
Singapore
Edward Yee is the co-founder of GivFunds, an impact fund that provides debt financing to social enterprises, particularly those in rural areas and smaller cities. A serial social entrepreneur, Edward also co-founded Nsave, providing those in distressed economies with a safe place to save through offshore savings accounts. Edward is passionate about catalyzing systemic change throughout Southeast Asia's impact financing ecosystem and aims to bend finance toward justice. A Rhodes Scholar, Edward has an impressive track record and strategic acumen that can be seen through the success of his enterprises.
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