The Team

Dato’ Seri Dr. Anwar Fazal

Board of Directors
Chairman of the Board

Dato’ Seri Dr. Anwar Fazal is a leading civil society activist in multiverse issues including consumer, health, environment, urban governance, heritage and peace. In 1982, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for “fighting for the rights of consumers and helping them to do the same.”

Ar. Laurence Loh

Board of Directors
Board Director

Laurence is a self-taught architectural conservation pioneer who has dedicated a large portion of his professional life and time to putting Penang and Malaysia on the World Heritage map through his high-profile architectural conservation projects, both theoretical and physical.

Dato’ Mohamed Nasri Sallehuddin

Board of Directors
Board Director

Dato’ Mohamed Nasri Sallehuddin (“Nasri”) is currently Executive Director, General Counsel, Company Secretary and Head, Corporate & Support Services at Khazanah Nasional Bhd. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from University of Wales, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom in 1993. He was admitted to Gray’s Inn as a barrister-at-law in 1995 and after having completed his pupillage in Malaysia, he was admitted to the High Court of Malaya as an advocate and solicitor in 1996. He also holds an MBA from University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom.

Nasri is also a non-independent non-executive board member of Telekom Malaysia Bhd, UEM Group Bhd, Chairman of Taman Tugu Development Sdn Bhd and Chairman of Destination Resorts and Hotels Sdn Bhd.

Maslina Mansor

Alternate Board Director

Maslina joined Khazanah Nasional Berhad in January 2011 as a Vice President in the Managing Director’s Office. She played an instrumental role in the Khazanah Institutionalisation Programme and the establishment of Yayasan Hasanah. In 2018 she moved to the Governance, Risk and Compliance Division where she oversaw the overall governance of Khazanah. Maslina currently heads the Stakeholder Relations and Management Unit under the Corporate & Support Services Division.

She started her career in the banking sector and thereafter joined PriceWaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services as part of the Performance Improvement team with expertise was in the area of Governance, Risk Management and Compliance. She was also assigned to the Ministry of Finance, on secondment from Prokhas, in 2009.

Maslina holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Banking and Finance from the University of South Australia, Adelaide and obtained an MBA (Finance) from Charles Sturt University, Australia.

Suryani Senja Alias

Board of Directors
Board Director

Suryani Senja Alias is Managing Director of CULT, providing advisory work on art and the development of creative strategies, policy and spaces. She also founded a start-up social enterprise to develop a heritage-inspired brand “Senijari” and is on the Board of Think City, a heritage fund for the rejuvenation of George Town in Penang, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Siti Kamariah Ahmad Subki

Board of Directors
Board Director

Siti Kamariah Ahmad Subki is Managing Director of Yayasan Hasanah and also served as Economics, Finance and Private Sector Advisor to the United Nations High-Level Panel for Humanitarian Financing Secretariats based in New York, USA from 2015 to 2016. She led the Islamic Social Finance for Humanitarian Action movement, formally launched at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul in May 2016 by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and quoted in his report titled ‘One Humanity – Shared Responsibility’.

Siti Kamariah is a Chartered Accountant by training and was educated at the University of Sydney and University of New South Wales in Australia.

Hamdan Abdul Majeed

Managing Director's Office
Managing Director

Hamdan Abdul Majeed is the Managing Director of Think City Sdn Bhd. He has actively been involved in shaping urban policy and plans in Malaysia including more recently, Penang 2030, a state government initiative with the vision of a family-oriented, green, and smart Penang.

Dr. Matt Benson

Managing Director's Office
Senior Director - Think City International

Dr. Matt Benson is an Australian geographer specialising in complex systems and human settlements.

Izan Satrina

Managing Director's Office
Senior Director - Partnerships & Creative Sector

Izan Satrina Mohd Sallehuddin was the founder and former CEO of Cendana, Malaysia’s Cultural Economy Development Agency dedicated to building a sustainable cultural economy. In her time as CEO, Cendana delivered RM37 million in economic impact within two years of its inception.

Driven by an enduring love for the arts, Izan leverages her flair for communication and building relationships to unite the government, private sector and the arts community towards beneficial goals. An accountant by training, Izan has dedicated most of her career in the arts scene from managing Enfiniti Vision Media to establishing the My Performing Arts Agency (MyPAA). Guided by her unwavering belief that the arts and cultural sector can do more to contribute to the country’s economy with a proper ecosystem, Izan now heads Think City’s Partnerships and Creative Sector division. 

Subashini Krishnan

Managing Director's Office
Director - Strategy & Planning

Subashini (or Suba) joins as a Director of Strategy and Planning based in Kuala Lumpur. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry Science and MBA majoring in International Business from University Putra Malaysia. She has 19 years experience working in various organisations such as the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA), Bursa Malaysia Berhad, Khazanah Nasional Berhad and Northern Corridor Implementation Authority (NCIA). Her expertise and skillsets are in the area of Strategic planning, business case / project evaluation, project management, enterprise transformation and strategic communications.

Kartina Bt Mohamed

Managing Director's Office
Special Officer

Kartina has over 20 years’ experience in the fields of Administration and Human Resources. Having spent over a decade at Think City, she is passionate about and skilled in Stakeholder/Community Engagements and Event Coordination.

Narayanan A/L Vengadachalam

Managing Director's Office
Manager

Narayanan Vengadachalam @ Rayan is the programme manager at Think City and leads the Project Management Office. Highly motivated individual with a wealth of experience in managing and integrating sustainability principles into project management practises.

He holds a Master’s Degree in Project Management from University Malaya and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Rayan is versatile and result-driven, with a passion to develop and implement ESG strategies that minimise environmental impact, promote social responsibilities, and ensure long-term value creation. He has hands-on experience drawing up a roadmap for Sustainable Development Goals, establishing a detailed pilot framework for the Energy Commission of Malaysia on managing New Renewable Energy Projects envisioned for 2030, and engaging diverse stakeholders, including collaborating with government agencies, local communities, NGOs, and local investors.

Rayan is determined to inculcate emerging technologies, innovate solutions to enhance project efficiency, and optimise environmental and social goals.

Hana Zulkifli

Social Resilience
Senior Manager

As the Manager with Social Resilience and Urban Mechanics, Hana specialises in project planning and project management. She is key in governmental liaising and policies, helping the organisation to advocate change. 

Hana spent more than a decade managing and implementing projects related to planning and environment in Iskandar Malaysia through various international and local platform. Her work mainly focus on coordination and facilitation of various stakeholders from federal, state and local government agencies to youth and village communities; exploring solutions and finding common grounds.

As a marine scientist, She is  passionate with urban biodiversity and currently traversing the fascinating realms of social resilience and culture-based urban rejuvenation, and constantly reminding colleagues about environmental awareness. She is also a member of Placemaking Malaysia. 

Melissa Sivaraj

Climate & Environmental Resilience
Senior Associate

Melissa is a detail-oriented early-career professional committed to developing harmonious relationships between humans and nature through the intersection of science, society, and policy.

Tam Xueh Wei

Social Resilience
Senior Associate

Rose Afrina Mansor

Climate & Environmental Resilience
Senior Associate

With early career years as a graduate architect and planner, her experience prompted her to tackle urban issues and exploring ideas for improving the conditions of the urban environment to create resilient and safer communities in the face of climate change.

Dr Shahridan Faiez

Director

Dr Shahridan Faiez is interested in the intersection of finance and sustainable development with more than 25-years of field experience. He spent 13-years attached with the World Bank based in Washington DC where he implemented sustainable development projects in countries as diverse as East Timor, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Turkey and Bulgaria. Dr Faiez is also an investor in technologies that promote sustainability and the digital economy with ventures in Malaysia, Australia and Indonesia. In addition he provides advisory services to governments – such as the Prime Minister’s office of the Ivory Coast and the City of Tbilisi, Georgia – and to multilateral organisations like the World Bank. He currently heads Think City’s Program K2K – a community empowerment initiative targeting the urban poor in public housing projects. Dr Faiez has a degree in geology from Universiti Malaya and a PhD in natural resource governance from the University of Cambridge.

Zaime Bin Bujor

Manager

Zaime Bujor has been working in the consulting industry for more than 17 years. His areas of expertise would include (but not limited to) the formulation of development policies and strategies – with an emphasis on the formulation of strategic plans for climate change intervention, environmental protection, and social justice.

Salleh Mahadzir

Manager

Salleh has worked in community-based initiatives for nine years. He specializes in social & environmental mapping and stakeholder management. Currently, Salleh is a part of the Kita-Untuk-Kita (K2K) program, which aims to make public housing more liveable. The Northern Region Archeotourism Programme and the Georgetown World Heritage Zone Strategic initiative are two noteworthy initiatives Salleh has worked on.

Trained as a landscape architect and a certified Yellow Belt in Lean Six and, Salleh is willing to roll up his sleeves in identifying root cause of issues and strategizing to improve multi-faceted issues related to social environment.

Afaf Ismail

Kita-untuk-Kita
Senior Associate

Afaf Ismail is an architectural researcher from Malaysia and has received grants from the Royal Institute of British Architects, the Norman Foster Foundation, and the Malaysian Institute of Architects to conduct research on community-based architecture after natural hazards or crises in Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Her research outcomes have been exhibited in the UK, Shanghai and Malaysia.

Noor Aisyah Shafiai

Associate

I have a passion in engaging with community and being involved in the progression of the city and people.

Tiara Wong

Associate

Counselling graduate interested in areas such as self-awareness, emotional intelligence, serving the community and advocating for mental health.

Dr. Ceelia Leong

Culture-Based Economic Development
Director

Dr Ceelia Leong leads the Culture based Economic Development flagship at Think City. She is passionate about creating vibrant places using culture and heritage. She has a wealth of experience in developing master plans, baseline studies, and advocacy documents related to culture and heritage. Ceelia holds a PhD from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan on sustainable development, heritage management and Geographical Information System (GIS).

Francesco Siravo

Culture-Based Economic Development
Technical Director - Conservation

Francesco Siravo is an Italian architect specialised in historic preservation and town planning. He received his professional degrees from the University of Rome, ‘La Sapienza’, and studied historic preservation at the College of Europe, Bruges and Columbia University, New York. Since I991, he has worked for the Historic Cities Programme of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) with responsibility for planning and building projects in various Islamic cities, including Cairo, Lahore, Mopti, Mostar, Penang, Samarkand and Zanzibar.

Before joining AKTC, he consulted for local municipalities, governmental and international organizations, including UNESCO, UNDP and ICCROM, and in projects financed by the World Bank. Previous work included the preparation of conservation plans for Rome, Lucca, Urbino and Anagni in Italy, and for the old town of Lamu in Kenya. He has been visiting lecturer at ICCROM, the University of Rome and Cassino, and the University of Pennsylvania, as well as written books, articles and papers on various architectural conservation and town planning subjects, including Zanzibar: A Plan for the Historic Stone Town (1996) and Planning Lamu: Conservation of an East African Seaport (1986). His latest publication, Issues in Urban Conservation, was awarded the 2021 Antoinette Forrester Downing Book Award by the Society of Architectural Historians.

Sazlin Sabri

Culture-Based Economic Development
Senior Manager

An architect by training, a heritage conservationist in the making, I explore the synergy and sustainability of the two on a daily basis.

Giovanni Santo

Culture-Based Economic Development
Technical Manager-Master Mason and Conservation Specialist

Giovanni is a sculptor, mosaicist, technical restorer, and consultant conservation of the full range of architecture constructions. His activities including the re-assembling and re-integration of complex architecture stonework and brickwork, as well as plaster and floor.

Alisa Azlan

Culture-Based Economic Development
Manager

Architecture graduate (LAM PART I/PART II). Young professional with 6 years experience working with local government and international organisations as the implementing agent for programmes/projects in heritage and cultural economy. Here to help you give back to your city!

Hafiz Ahmad

Culture-Based Economic Development
Senior Associate

Hafiz is a building material specialist with over 5 years of experience on building conservation and public realm upgrading projects

Mohd Fauzan Hanif Mohd Fauzi

Culture-Based Economic Development
Senior Associate

Fauzan is an architect with a range of experience in building design and physical project implementation

A’ishah Anam

Culture-Based Economic Development
Senior Associate

A’ishah is an optimistic conservationist with a background in architecture and heritage conservation. Her responsibilities include project management, conservation and management of heritage sites, technical work, analytics and creative work.

Hanani Rahman

Culture-Based Economic Development
Senior Associate

Hanani read law at the University of Malaya and is deeply passionate in the arts and culture. After a year of practice in criminal defence, she left practice and joined Cultural Economy Development Agency (CENDANA) focusing on grants and later policy and research. With her main aim to contribute more to the development of the arts and culture in Malaysia, Hanani joins Think City under the Culture-Based Economy Development Flagship.

Najihah Mohd Sobri

Culture-Based Economic Development
Associate

Najihah graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture (Hons) from Universiti Malaya and is now a proud member of the Think City team where she is able to explore and develop her specific interests on conservation and adaptive reuse of heritage architecture alongside other passionate individuals in Think City.

Daniel Lim

Urban Mechanics
Director

As the director of Urban Mechanics, Daniel Lim leads the placemaking practice in Think City. He has spent more than a decade pioneering projects to activate spaces through placemaking in Penang, Johor Bahru and Kuala Lumpur. Aside from placemaking, he advocates for social inclusion and community participation in culture-based urban regeneration efforts. 

Slightly zealous, Daniel oversees the Urban Mechanics flagship and drives innovative, experimental solutions to complex urban challenges through multi-disciplinary, people-oriented, and occasionally unconventional approaches. Urban Mechanics ensure that city engines are optimised to achieve resilience and improve quality of life.

As an associate member of Malaysia Institute of Planners, Daniel is also the founding committee member of Placemaking Malaysia. 

Gan Yi Reng

Urban Mechanics
Senior Manager

As the Manager of Think City’s Urban Mechanics, Gan specialise in stakeholder management and public realm improvement, working with various stakeholders from community to the authorities. 

He led the Coronation Avenue project, a streetscape improvement in Downtown Johor Bahru which promotes the human centric experience within the state capital’s city center. The project covers community participation, content creation and activation beyond the nature-based solution physical works.  

Gan is also involved with Think City International where he supported placemaking initiatives in Hyderabad, India. Although he does not speak Telugu, Gan has been key in supporting the community engagement efforts there. 

Trained as an electronic engineer, Gan often trying to rewire and connect the urban circuits that contributes to community focused urban rejuvenation organisation He is also a member of Placemaking Malaysia. 

Nicole Thum

Urban Mechanics and Special Projects
Manager

As the Manager in Urban Mechanics, Nicole specialises in grants management and space activation in Think City. Her work revolves around conceptualising and operationalising grants programmes, community and stakeholder engagement, business strategies and local economic development. 

With her experience and skillsets, she also oversees asset management and activation of buildings such as the UAB building in George Town, Penang, which is a catalyst to the new Creative Digital District. Nicole is often seen at festivals where she uses as a tool to activate spaces. 

In 2017, Nicole was selected to participate in the highly competitive Young Southeast Asian Leadership Initiative’s Economic Development programme in the United States of America and a follow-up alumni programme in the year after. Nicole is also a member of Placemaking Malaysia and Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industries. 

Mohd Shahril Abd Manan

Urban Mechanics
Manager

As the senior associate in Urban Mechanics, Shahril speciliases in Placemaking Strategy, community engagements and cultural mapping. He drives space activation of public spaces and buildings through participatory process using arts and culture. 

He is responsible for operationalising the Johor Bahru Transformation programme together with the local authorities and communities through community-centric and evidence-based approach. His work experience ranges from the ideation and development of new business opportunities to the successful implementation of the projects on the ground with various clients. 

Shahril has been with Think CIty since 2019, and prior to joining Think City, Shahril was a project engineer on energy related industry and has 10 years of experience in managing local and international projects. He has been energising his placemaking projects ever since. Shahril is also a member of Placemaking Malaysia. 

Elisa Hanim

Urban Mechanics
Associate

Elisa is an Associate of Think City’s Urban Mechanics team, where she utilises her expertise in urban planning to translate development strategies into practical implementation at the ground level.

Specialising in community engagement and project management, Elisa spearheads initiatives focused on public realm improvement and transit-oriented development in downtown Kuala Lumpur, while also overseeing improvement projects in multiple public housing areas.

Elisa is a Graduate Member of the Malaysian Institute of Planners and a Lead of Youth Committee of PLACEMAKING Malaysia. Her passion lies in promoting healthy and thriving communities in both her professional and personal pursuits.

Tan Yi Jing

Associate

At Think City, Yi Jing mainly works on grants management, space activation strategies, and public realm improvement projects, working with various stakeholders from the community to local authorities. She currently oversees the Halaman Kampung Attap project, an area improvement in Downtown KL to enhance its vibrancy, visibility and visitor experience. She went from built environment architecture to community architecture, stitching various forms of creative realm works – interior architecture and digital marketing, urban design, grants management, sometimes sustenance designs

Rashidah Binti Kamaluddin

Associate

Rashidah is an Associate under Urban Mechanics, focusing on public realm improvement, placemaking and grant management.

She is passionate about community development and catalysing knowledge-exchange between diverse groups of communities and agencies. Aligning to her passion, she founded & lead the NGO KotaKita Sabah that advocates for inclusive city-regional planning while shedding more light to Sabah context. Prior to joining Think City, she was part of a research team that was developing ASEAN-level policy for inclusive learning environment for people with disability. Afterward, she took in the role as a Project Planning Executive in a developer company.

Rashidah is an Architecture graduate. Upon being awarded the Australia Awards ASEAN Scholarship, she pursued Master in Urban Planning specialising in Night Time Economy (NTE) study.

Melissa Chin

Strategy & Analytics
Director

Melissa is an urban sociologist with experience in stakeholder management, strategic communications, and project management in diverse fields ranging from education, to healthcare, to urban sustainability. At Think City, she brings her multi-disciplinary background to interface between the organisation’s four flagships, nurturing synergies towards inclusive, liveable cities. 

As a Strategy & Analytics manager, Melissa drives cross-collaborative teams and has managed projects involving strategic value capture for transit-oriented development, sustainable development strategies, and organisational alignment to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

Trained in the liberal arts, she often seeks to build compelling narratives and connect disparate threads of various issues towards addressing multidimensional city challenges and transforming urban outcomes.

Dr. Kang Chuen Siang

Strategy & Analytics
Senior Manager

Dr Kang is an expert on remote sensing and GIS applications on climate change and sustainable development. He received his PhD in Remote Sensing from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in 2017. He gained postdoctoral research experiences with the Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Department of Geoinformation, UTM. He was with the Low Carbon Society (LCS) Research Group in UTM on the mapping of green and blue infrastructure of Iskandar Malaysia and DBKL to support the LCS reporting and implementation in the cities. His main interests are on environmental sustainability, ecosystem services, climate change and carbon financing.

As a Strategy & Analytics manager, Kang managed projects involving development of Malaysia Urban Observatory, Baseline study on creative and cultural city, climate vulnerability assessment and mapping using GIS, and research involving sustainable development.

Kang is a Professional Member (Geospatialist, Gs.) of Institute of Geospatial and Remote Sensing Malaysia (IGRSM) and registered as Graduate Technologist of Malaysia Board of Technologists.

Wan Nadia Wan Elias

Strategy & Analytics
Manager

With a background in stakeholder management and strategic communications, Nadia has worked with a wide range of industries including healthcare, financial services, aviation and philanthropy among others. She intends to support Think City’s goals of developing livable and sustainable cities through her experience in project management, producing content for public consumption and increasing visibility on stakeholder interests and needs.

Ooi Zhong Kai

Strategy & Analytics
Manager

Kai is a Strategy & Analytics Senior Associate at Think City. Trained in Applied Economics, Kai aspires to uplift the competency of Malaysian cities and socio-economic wellbeing of Malaysians through evidence-based urban policy and comprehensive actionable solutions.

At Think City, Kai has been involved in urban redevelopment for a transit-oriented development on the fringe of KL city centre, redevelopment feasibility study of the historic core and heritage assets in KL city centre, land allocation strategy for an economic region in Malaysia, and a nationwide survey on agriculture smallholders across Malaysia to address domestic food security, and advocacy for policy and best practices to support capacity building among institutions in Malaysia.

Kai was previously a research consultant in a global leading real estate consultancy where he delivered economic analysis, market assessment and industry insights to help local and international clients to devise business and investment strategies.

Believing that everyone can serve greater value to the society, Kai dedicated 3 years of his undergraduate examining the livelihood of drought-hit Australian farmers. His Honours research received the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES) Undergraduate Award in 2016 and was invited to present his thesis at the 60th AARES Annual Conference.

Gs. Maslah Suhaili

Strategy & Analytics
Senior Associate

As a Strategy & Analytics’ Spatial Analyst, Maslah’s role in Think City includes analysing spatial and non-spatial data, offering professional opinion on geographic, urban trends and analytical findings and serving as a technical resource for the organisation. Maslah specialises in geoanalytics, data cartography and spatial analysis using various GIS software, leading and supporting the delivery and co-ordination of major projects. Her research and industry experiences include climate and environmental analysis such as sea level rise, flooding, land surface temperature, carbon emissions, Transit Oriented Development (TOD), baseline studies, social housing, Smart Cities, community vulnerability, digital twin, and Space Syntax modelling. 

Maslah’s work has contributed to UN-Habitat’s Cities Prosperity Initiative (CPI) pilot in Malaysia and various Think City research reports and publications such as Think City’s Kuala Lumpur Creative and Cultural District Strategic Masterplan, Covid-19 Community Vulnerability Mapping, the Georgetown World Heritage Site Population and Land Use Census 2019, Merdeka 118 Community Engagement and Resilience Plan, and a Safety Assessment of Greater Johor Bahru and Downtown Kuala Lumpur.

Maslah is a Professional Member (Geospatialist, Gs.) of Institute of Geospatial and Remote Sensing Malaysia (IGRSM).

Suhaila Yunus

Strategy & Analytics
Associate

Suhaila is an Associate for Strategy & Analytics team. Her work at Think City leverages her skills in data analytics for policy research and strategy development. She possesses a strong passion for data-driven policy towards creating positive societal impact. Suhaila has built her data analytics skills with BI tools and programming languages to derive meaningful insights from data.

She was trained in global affairs with a specialisation of political economy and development, through which she analysed decision-making processes of political institutions and impacts to the market. Prior to Think City, Suhaila worked at a government agency where she gained experience in public administration which she practiced policymaking and stakeholder engagement between Ministries & Agencies. At Think City, Suhaila leverages her skills in data analytics for policy research and strategy development. She possesses a strong passion for data-driven policy towards creating positive societal impact. Suhaila has built her data analytics skills with BI tools and programming languages to derive meaningful insights from data.

She was trained in global affairs with a specialisation of political economy and development, through which she analysed decision-making processes of political institutions and impacts to the market. Prior to Think City, Suhaila worked at a government agency where she gained experience in public administration.

Lee Yi Sean

Strategy & Analytics
Associate

Yi Sean’s work at Think City revolves around assisting local and international clients generate insights into the current and future industry megatrends spanning across the latest technologies, demographic shifts, and economic developments.

Trained in strategy and policy work within the healthcare and life sciences sector, Yi Sean has a keen interest in leveraging his experiences to advance Think City’s sustainability-centric solutions in addressing complex urban issues both locally and internationally.on.

Ilana Aqilah

Strategy & Analytics
Associate

Ilana is an earth science graduate with a strong passion for the environment and sustainability. With her educational background and expertise in earth science, she possesses a comprehensive understanding of the Earth’s systems and the complex interactions between humans and the environment. She is dedicated to applying her knowledge and skills to contribute towards a more sustainable and environmentally-conscious future.​

As an Associate on the Strategy & Analytics team, Ilana utilises her GIS skills to inform strategic decision-making processes related to environmental sustainability. She has worked on projects involving spatial analysis of environmental risks and vulnerabilities and identifying areas prone to the urban heat island effect. ​

Ilana is driven by a passion for leveraging GIS skills to promote environmental sustainability and address environmental challenges. She is interested to continuously grow professionally in GIS technology to make a positive impact on the environment.

Zairin Adam Abdul Aziz

Strategy & Analytics
Associate

Zairin Adam is a Strategy & Analytics Associate at Think City. His work at Think City City revolves around socioeconomic & market research, urban policymaking, strategic planning, data analytics and financial feasibility assessments.

He was formerly a former Research Analyst at the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Malaysia with experience in investments research, impact investments, public markets, sustainability, and stakeholder engagement.

Trained as a Mechanical Engineer with a passion for Sustainable Development Goals and Social Impact, he aspires to leverage his multidisciplinary background, data analytics and systems thinking approach in making cities more resilient, liveable and sustainable.

Sharun Beream Nasir

Associate

Sharun has a background in environmental science, specializing in GIS and remote sensing. Her work mainly concentrates on mapping and research with a driven passion for sustainable environmental management and conservation, and also working towards the course of climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Donny Ewe Teik Chye

TCI
Senior Manager

Donny has spent most of his career in advertising but decided to embark on a new journey in rechanneling his skill sets to deliver impact driven work.

Duncan Cave

Manager

Duncan joined Think City in 2013 after seeing the works the organisation had done in George Town. He recognised the role that cultural heritage, conservation, and good public realm design played in making the lives better for city dwellers.

Su Lin

Manager

Tan Su Lin is an accomplished communications specialist with over 15 years of experience in media, public relations, and environmental communication. She began her career as a broadcast journalist at BERNAMA Radio and Astro AWANI. She is a 2014 CNN Journalism Fellow who has won numerous awards throughout her career, specialising in environmental and community-related topics.

Prior to joining Think City, Su Lin served as the Communications Manager at WWF-Malaysia, where she made significant strides in advocating environmental conservation and sustainable development. In 2020, at the height of the pandemic, she co-founded the Science Media Centre (SMC) Malaysia, an independent resource centre to promote evidence-based reporting and support local journalists covering complex science topics. Su Lin’s innovation extended to spearheading pioneering projects such as “”PANAS! Climate Change Stories in Malaysia,”” to engage journalists in climate change reporting.

Su Lin obtained her Masters in Environment, Culture, and Society from Lancaster University, UK, under the prestigious Chevening Scholarship.

Tan Sian Hoo

Branding and Communication
Manager

Tan Sian Hoo is a public relations practitioner specialising in media relations, strategic communications, and public outreach, with 13 years of diverse background in non-profit, manufacturing, customer service, and government ministries. Prior to joining Think City, he served as press secretary to the Foreign Minister of Malaysia. With a passion for the role of culture, history, and geography in shaping the identity and prospects of cities, Sian Hoo hopes to bring his wealth of experience in communications to support Think City’s mission of creating sustainable and inclusive cities. He is also a member of the Malaysia Youth Council’s Committee for International Affairs.

Nisshanthan Dhanapalan

Branding and Communication
Senior Associate

Nisshanthan is a social media specialist with a background in content creation, writing, public relations, communications and marketing.

Kareena Tan Raslan

Director

Kareena Tan is the Director of Operations at Think City Sdn Bhd. leading the Finance, HR and Admin/Support teams. She supports the Think City leadership team in capacity building and organisation health. She has worked in corporate HR, non-profits and also HR consulting over the last 25 years

Bharathi Nandakumaran

Finance, HR and Admin
Senior Manager

Bharathi is a seasoned accounting professional with 16 years of experience in accounting, auditing and finance.

Noor Ariza Mohd Ali

Finance, HR and Admin
Acting Manager

Alisah Alias

Finance, HR and Admin
Acting Manager

Johari Hasan

Finance, HR and Admin
Senior Associate