Steering Committee

Mr Cheong Chee Hoo is the Chief Executive Officer of DSO National Laboratories (DSO), Singapore’s national defence research and development organisation with the critical mission to develop technologies to enhance the nation’s defence and national security capabilities.

Chee Hoo joined DSO in 1993 after earning his bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering from the National University of Singapore (NUS). He also holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the NUS.

Over the past three decades, he has dedicated his passion and career to building up a wide range of engineering capabilities; from radar and satellite development, to systems design and systems engineering.

Chee Hoo has also held several key appointments in the defence community such as the Directorate of Research & Development (DRD), and subsequently the Defence Research & Technology Office (DRTech) as its Deputy Chief Research and Technology Officer. In these capacities, he took the lead in the strategic development and implementation of the R&D masterplans and developments in both systems and emerging technologies.

He is also a board member in several organisations such as the Land Transport Authority. He also chairs the Temasek Laboratories in NUS, NTU and SUTD.

In recognition of his outstanding contributions to advanced radar systems, Chee Hoo was awarded the prestigious Defence Technology Prize Award in 2002 (Team) and 2006 (Individual). He was also awarded the Public Administration Medal (Gold) in 2020 for his dedicated service and contributions for the nation.