Si Jie (Elizabeth) believes in tackling domestic and global challenges with an interdisciplinary approach. During her time at Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and High Commission in London, she supported foreign policies to position Singapore as a credible mediator of diverging interests amid geopolitical and geoeconomic fragmentation. She is now on a quest to explore how small states like Singapore can expand their influence in niche issue areas to promote mutual trust and cooperation. She seeks to uncover new creative strategies to build Singapore's resilience against great power contestation and through mitigating external vulnerabilities, she will strive to safeguard people’s lives and livelihoods. Elizabeth graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science with a First Class Honours in BSc International Social and Public Policy. She holds the President’s Scholarship and Public Service Commission Scholarship (Foreign Service) from the Singapore government. Elizabeth is a Singapore President's scholar.