Ravi Menon has been reappointed as the managing director (MD) and board member of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for another two years starting June 1, 2017. Menon started his career at MAS in 1987 and took on his current role as MD in 2011. During his 16 years in MAS, Menon was involved in monetary policy, econometric forecasting, organisational development, banking regulation and liberalisation, and integrated supervision of complex financial institutions. Previously, Menon was working as the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Trade and Industry and deputy secretary at the Ministry of Finance. Menon has been awarded the Public Administration Medal (Gold), and has served on a variety of boards in the public, private and people sectors in Singapore. Menon holds a master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) degree in Economics from the National University of Singapore.