Professor Tan Tai Yong is the President of the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS). Before he joined SUSS, he was President, Yale-NUS College. Prior to this, Professor Tan held various academic and leadership appointments in the National University of Singapore (NUS).  He serves on numerous boards of various organisations. These include the National Library Board, the National Heritage Board, the National Collection Advisory Panel, the Founders’ Memorial Committee, the Institute of South Asian Studies. Professor Tan is also the Institute of Policy Studies' sixth S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore.