Venka Purushothaman | Academic Leadership & Faculty at LASALLE Singapore

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Patron Mr George Yeo

Board of Directors

Chairman, LASALLE Board of Directors

Mr Peter Seah Lim Huat

Mr Peter Seah Lim Huat

Member, LASALLE Board of Directors

Mr Robert Michael Tomlin

Mr Robert Michael Tomlin

Member, LASALLE Board of Directors

Mr Lee Suan Hiang

Mr Lee Suan Hiang

Member, LASALLE Board of Directors

Brother Paul Ho Kok Chee

Brother Paul Ho Kok Chee

Member, LASALLE Board of Directors

Brother Edmundo Adolfo Fernandez

Brother Edmundo Adolfo Fernandez

Member, LASALLE Board of Directors, Chair, Audit Committee, LASALLE Board

Mr Lam Hock Choon, Marcus

Mr Lam Hock Choon, Marcus

Member, LASALLE Board of Directors

Ms Leow Siew Jin

Ms Leow Siew Jin

Member, LASALLE Board of Directors

Ms Karen Tay

Ms Karen Tay

Member, LASALLE Board of Directors

Ms Jenny Ang

Ms Jenny Ang

MEMBER, LASALLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (EX-OFFICIO)

Professor Venka Purushothaman

LASALLE management

PRESIDENT

Professor Venka Purushothaman

Vice-President, Strategic Developments

Barbra Gan

Senior Director & CHRO, Division of Human Resources & Organisation Development

Agnes Wan Pek Yuet

Agnes Wan Pek Yuet - LASALLE College of the Arts

Dean, Faculty of Fine Arts, Media & Creative Industries

Professor Adam Knee

Dean, Faculty of Performing Arts

Professor Leon Rubin

Professor Leon Rubin LASALLE College of the Arts

Dean, Faculty of Design

Associate Professor Nur Hidayah Bte Abu Bakar

Nur Hidayah Bte Abu Bakar LASALLE College of the Arts

Dean, Learning, Teaching & Research

Associate Professor Wolfgang Muench

Dr Wolfgang Muench

Director, Division of Quality & Planning and Global Engagement

Cindy Phua

Cindy Phua LASALLE College of the Arts

Director, Division of Admissions

Daren Woo

Daren Woo LASALLE College of the Arts

Director, The Ngee Ann Kongsi Library

Dr Malar Nadeson

Dr Malar Nadeson

Director, Division of Facilities

Wong Meng Kong

Wong Meng Kong LASALLE College of the Arts

Director, Division of Finance

Tan Poh Seng

Tan Poh Seng LASALLE College of the Arts

Academic Registrar and Director, Division of Student Administration

Lee See Ee

Lee See Ee LASALLE College of the Arts

Director, Division of Information & Communications Technology

Low Seow Hua

Low Seow Hua LASALLE College of the Arts

Director, Division of Partnerships & Engagement

Steve Golden

Steve Golden LASALLE College of the Arts

Director, Division of Communications

Yuen Yee Foong

Yuen Yee Foong LASALLE College of the Arts

Academic Board

Professor Venka Purushothaman
President

Professor Adam Knee
Dean, Faculty of Fine Arts, Media & Creative Industries

Professor Leon Rubin
Dean, Faculty of Performing Arts

Associate Professor Nur Hidayah Bte Abu Bakar
Dean, Faculty of Design

Associate Professor Wolfgang Muench
Dean, Learning, Teaching & Research

Ang Xinwei
Head, School of Spatial & Product Design

Chris Shaw
Head, Puttnam School of Film & Animation

Associate Professor Circe Henestrosa
Head, School of Fashion

Associate Professor Cissie Fu
Head, McNally School of Fine Arts

Associate Professor Jonathan Gander
Head, School of Creative Industries

Melissa Quek
Head, School of Dance & Theatre

Associate Professor Timothy O’Dwyer
Head, School of Contemporary Music

Dr Malar Nadeson
Director, The Ngee Ann Kongsi Library

Cindy Phua
Director, Division of Quality & Planning and Global Engagement

Lee See Ee
Academic Registrar and Director, Division of Student Administration

Lee May Anne
Senior Manager, Division of Communications

Dr Aprille Chua Jia Qi
Lecturer, MA Design

Examination Board

Professor Venka Purushothaman
President

Professor Adam Knee
Dean, Faculty of Fine Arts, Media & Creative Industries

Professor Leon Rubin
Dean, Faculty of Performing Arts

Associate Professor Nur Hidayah Bte Abu Bakar
Dean, Faculty of Design

Associate Professor Wolfgang Muench
Dean, Learning, Teaching & Research

Ang Xinwei
Head, School of Spatial & Product Design

Chris Shaw
Head, Puttnam School of Film & Animation

Associate Professor Circe Henestrosa
Head, School of Fashion

Associate Professor Cissie Fu
Head, McNally School of Fine Arts

Associate Professor Jonathan Gander
Head, School of Creative Industries

Melissa Quek
Head, School of Dance & Theatre

Associate Professor Timothy O’Dwyer
Head, School of Contemporary Music

Lee See Ee
Academic Registrar and Director, Division of Student Administration

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Professor Venka Purushothaman is an internationally recognised academic, arts and cultural leader and award-winning writer with a distinguished career in arts higher education and the cultural and creative industries.

As President, Prof Venka leads transformative academic and organisational developments, strengthening LASALLE’s global profile and advancing its role in the global knowledge economy.

Before entering academia, Prof Venka served in pivotal and pioneering roles at key cultural institutions, including The Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, National Arts Council Singapore and the Victorian Arts Centre in Melbourne, building institutional strategies and capacities. He continues to serve in an advisory capacity with various national and international organisations today.

Internationally recognised for forging strategic and enduring international partnerships, expanding cultural and creative leadership and artists' ecosystems, Prof Venka, who was previously LASALLE’s Provost, founded the Asia-Pacific Network for Culture, Education, and Research (ANCER) to build cultural leadership and research capacities in Asia. He co-founded the Global Design Initiative—a cross-continental consortium advancing intercultural design education—and chaired the Board of Shared Campus, a collaborative network of leading arts institutions shaping new paradigms in global arts education.

Prof Venka’s thought leadership is globally recognised. He is affiliated with the International Cultural Relations Research Alliance (IFA, Germany) and is regularly invited to deliver keynote addresses and serve in advisory capacities worldwide. In recognition of his significant impact, he was conferred the Royal Order of Sahametri (Grand Knight Cross) by His Majesty the King of Cambodia in 2024 for his contributions to post-conflict Cambodia’s cultural development. In 2017, he was named University Fellow by Musashino Art University (Japan) for advancing transnational higher arts education. He serves on international boards in the arts and education, and holds several prestigious appointments: Life Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (UK, since 2010), McNally Fellow of the Ireland Funds Singapore (since 2015), and member of the Association Internationale des Critiques d'Art (France, since 2006).

A prolific writer and cultural historian, Prof Venka has authored influential works on Southeast Asian arts and cultural leadership, including The Art of Sukumar Bose: Reflections on South and Southeast Asia (ICAS Best Art Book Accolade, 2015) and Making Visible the Invisible: Three Decades of the Singapore Arts Festival (2007). He contributes to the global arts discourse through editorial roles in leading journals, including Afterall (Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London), Culture: Policy, Management, Entrepreneurship (National Taiwan University of the Arts), and ISSUE (LASALLE College of the Arts, University of the Arts Singapore).

Prof Venka holds a PhD in Cultural Policy and Asian Cultural Studies from the University of Melbourne. He earned both his MA with a focus on Shakespeare and Postcolonial Studies and BA (Hons) in English Literature and Communication Studies from York University, Toronto.