Stephan Danninger
Director

Mr. Stephan Danninger was appointed Director of the IMF – Singapore Regional Training Institute in August 2017. Prior to taking on the position, he worked for 17 years at the IMF headquarters in Washington D.C. During this period, he led projects and teams in various capacities, including the macroeconomic analysis and forecast for Germany, Japan and the United States. He also worked in the IMF’s Research Department and published in various academic journals on topics related to growth, inflation, trade, fiscal policy, financial spillovers and labor market issues. Mr. Danninger is an Austrian national and holds a PhD in Economics from Columbia University, New York.

Natan Epstein
Deputy Director

Mr. Natan Epstein joined the IMF – Singapore Regional Training Institute (STI) as Deputy Director in September 2016. Prior to joining STI, he was a Senior Economist in the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department, covering Kazakhstan and coordinating the department’s multilateral engagement with the central banks of the Caucasus and Central Asia. Previously Natan worked in the European Department, holding positions as Mission Chief to San Marino and Senior Economist on Poland and Israel. Before joining the IMF staff, Natan worked as an Advisor to the U.S. Executive Director of the IMF and as an Economist in the U.S. Treasury Department. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Washington and has published research in the areas of monetary policy and inflation targeting and fiscal rules.

Mary Carmen Wong
Administration Manager

Patricia Ong
Finance Officer

Bettina Guevarra
Senior Administrative Executive

Reagan Lie
Information Management Officer

Willip Ho
Information Management and Communication Officer

Alina Tan
Senior Programs Executive

Elizabeth Teo
Senior Programs Executive

Jolina Wong
Senior Programs Executive

Joan Goh
Senior Programs Executive

Wong Su Hsing
Programs Executive

Thitipat Chansriniyom
Research Assistant

Tok Yoke Wang
Senior Economist

Ms. Tok Yoke Wang has over two decades of experience in central banking, spanning macroeconomics research, financial stability analysis and international relations. She has worked at the IMF as a Senior Advisor to the Board, at the Toronto Centre as Program Director, at the World Gold Council as Director and at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). At the MAS, she held various senior positions, including as Principal Economist in the International Economies Division as well as in the Financial Surveillance Division and the External Department. Yoke Wang holds a Masters Degree in Economics from Cambridge University and a First Class Honours Degree in Economics from the National University of Singapore.

Rajan Govil
Senior Economist

Rajan Govil joined the IMF – Singapore Regional Training Institute (STI) in March 2018. He has earlier worked as an economist with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and as economist/investment strategist in the private financial sector. Until recently, Rajan was a consultant to the Asian Development Bank, the Australian Indonesian Partnership for Economic Governance (AIPEG) and the private sector. At AIPEG, he helped the Indonesian National Planning Development Agency (Bappenas) build a macroeconomic model of the Indonesian economy. Rajan has also advised investment management firms on global asset allocation, economic opportunities and assessing risks. He has earlier taught at the STI, Delhi University, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and Vanderbilt University. Rajan has a Ph.D. in Economics from Vanderbilt University.