Yan Ru is the Chief of Staff and Vice-President of Programmes at Quantedge Advancement Initiative (QAI), a philanthropic organisation that funds international charitable and climate initiatives. She oversees QAI’s grant-making activities in the areas of Climate Change Action and Global Health and Development, with the aim of delivering impactful solutions to environmental and social challenges by focusing on areas where QAI can achieve the largest amount of impact per dollar disbursed. Prior to QAI, Yan Ru spent nine years in the Singapore public sector, where she covered portfolios in economic relations, international trade negotiations, and public finance.