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Tan Kiat How (陈杰豪) age 43 born 1977 is Singaporean. Kiat How has spent majority of his professional life in the Public Sector.

His last appointment in the public sector was the Chief Executive of the Infocomm and Media Development Authority or IMDA (from January 2017 – June 2020).

Before that, Kiat How led the Pioneer Generation Office (now Silver Generation office), and held senior positions in the Ministry of Finance and Infocomm Development Authority (the predecessor of IMDA).

Early Life & Education
Kiat How attended the Chinese High School and Hwa Chong Junior College. While at Chinese High and Hwa Chong, Kiat How represented the school and Singapore in gymnastics.

He has a Master of Management with Stanford University and was a Mason Fellow at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Former Chief Executive of Infocomm & Media Development Authority (IMDA)
Kiat How was appointed as the CE of IMDA on 1 January 2017 to lead the merger of then-Infocomm Development Authority and then-Media Development Authority to form IMDA.

In June 2020, Kiat How established the Singapore Digital Office (SDO) under IMDA in an effort to drive Singapore's nationwide digitalisation movement and mobilised 1,000 Digital Ambassadors to reach out to the less digitally-savvy segments of Singapore’s community, such as seniors, hawkers and coffee shop stall owners, and help them acquire digital tools and skills. Kiat How had also enhanced NEU PC Plus and Home Access programmes during the COVID-19 period to ensure that more low income households are given access to digital tools and connectivity at home.

Kiat How started programmes like SMEs Go Digital, helping more than 20,000 SMEs to digitalise in less than three years. He also led the TechSkills Accelerator initiative, creating 100,000 training places for Singaporeans.

During Kiat How's tenure, Singapore also saw the introduction of a 4th Telco, and the award of 5G spectrum. Kiat How also championed various innovation programmes to support Singapore's Digital Economy, from catalysing early 5G enterprise trials, to supporting IMDA’s Open Innovation Platform and to the formation of a nationwide parcel locker network.

Early Public Sector Career
Before assuming the role of a CEO at IMDA, Kiat How served as the Deputy Secretary of Cyber and Technology at the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) at the age of 39. He had also worked at the former Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), the Ministry of Finance and the Pioneer Generation Office (PGO).

At PGO, Kiat How spearheaded community engagement efforts to Pioneer Generation members and their caregivers. Through the set up of the PGO, a wider movement to honour and support our pioneers was grown. This same office later became the Silver Generation Office, and continues to serve and engage Pioneers and Merdeka Generation seniors until today.

Kiat How started his early work at the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) in the 2000s. While at IDA, he supported the MOE in building the first e-learning platforms, worked at developing the masterplan for the Infocomm sector and also played an instrumental role in deploying Singapore's Next-Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (NGNBN) that transformed Singapore's broadband services market.

Family & Personal Life
Kiat How is married and expecting his first child. He is an only child of an army officer and a nurse.