Chairman

Tan Sri Dato’ (Dr.) Ramon V. Navaratnam
President, Transparency International, Malaysia
Chairman, Centre for Public Policy Studies, ASLI

Tan Sri Dato' (Dr.) Ramon V. Navaratnam was educated at the Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur and at the University of Malaya in Singapore where he received his B.A. (Hons) in Economics. He received his Diploma in Public Administration from the Royal Institute of Public Administration in London in 1963 and then his M.P.A. (Econs) from the Harvard (USA) in 1969. He obtained an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the Oxford Brookes University (UK) in 2000.

Tan Sri Ramon joined the Malaysian Civil Service in 1959 and held several positions in his long career of 27 years in the Malaysian Treasury and became the Deputy Secretary-General of the Treasury. He was promoted as the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Transport in 1986. He was Alternate Executive Director of the World Bank in Washington from 1970 to 1972. He retired from Government in 1989 and became Chief Executive Officer of Bank Buruh (now BSN Commercial Bank) from 1989 to 1994.

Tan Sri Ramon is currently the Corporate Advisor of the Sunway Group, Deputy Chairman of Sunway College, Director of the Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI) and President of Transparency International Malaysia.

Advisory Panel

Michael Yeoh, Dato’ Dr.
Chief Executive Officer,
Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI)

Asma Abdullah, Dr.
Adjunct Professor
Department of Human Resource Management,
Universiti Utara Malaysia

David Chua, Datuk
Managing Director
DC & A Group Sdn Bhd
DC Avenue

Denison Jayasooria, Datuk Dr.
SUHAKAM Commissionner
Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Manusia Malaysia
Principal Research Fellow
Institute of Ethnic Studies (KITA), University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)

James Chin, Prof.
Head of School of Arts & Social Sciences
Monash University

Gan Khuan Poh, Dato' Dr.
Executive Chairman
Carta Bernas Sdn Bhd

Kee Yong Wee, Dato’ Seri
Adviser
KYW Holdings Sdn Bhd

Rajah Rasiah, Dr. 
Professor
Fakulti Ekonomi dan Pentadbiran
Universiti Malaya

Sieh Mei Ling, Prof.
Associate Professor
University Malaya

Tan Koon Swan, Mr.
Adviser
Crimson Land Berhad

Thillainathan, Dr.
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Genting Berhad

Yong Poh Kon, Dato'
Managing Director
Royal Selangor International Sdn Bhd

Miss Tricia Yeoh
Research Officer to Chief Minister of Selangor
Selangor State Government

CPPS Team

Ms Khairiah Mokhtaruddin
Senior Research Analyst

Khairiah Mokhtaruddin graduated from Middlesex University with an MA in Social Policy and Development, and holds a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from University of East London, UK. Her area of interests include political economy of development, social policy in a development context, and budget transparency. She aims contribute in fostering greater understanding between Malaysians and encouraging equitable access to existing and future resources for all.

Mr Haekal Talib
Programme and Research Executive

Haekal Talib graduated from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) with a BA (Hons) in Political Science. His area of interests include international affairs, international political economy, political thought and the Malaysian political development.

Ms Sheryl Chong
Project Officer

Current Intern(s)
Mr Lee Shen Han
Mr Stephen Clampett

Former Interns
Ms Shaza Scherazade
Ms Krystle Wong
Mr Nathaniel Bills
Mr Koh Chien Aun
Ms Mirjam
Mr Lukas Lim
Mr John Lee
Mr Miguel Gomez Suarez
Mr Logann Mahadaven