Devadas Krishnadas


Devadas Krishnadas is an entrepreneur, author, and socio-political commentator.

Education

Devadas graduated from the University of Sydney in Australia and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University in the United States. He also studied in England at the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford.

Career

Devadas Krishnadas has extensive experience in both the public and the private sector. In addition to being the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of , a foresight-driven management consultancy with an international and multi-sectoral practice, Devadas is also a MAS approved Independent Director of PartnerRe Asia Pte. Ltd. a reinsurance firm.
Devadas previously served in the Singapore government as a senior officer in the Singapore Police Force, Strategist with the then Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, and Deputy Director of Fiscal Policy with the Ministry of Finance.

Writings

Devadas has written on a variety of social, economic and political issues in Singapore. His views have been cited by various media both in Singapore and internationally, including TODAY, The Straits Times, Yahoo! News, BBC News, Channel News Asia, The Wall Street Journal and CNBC. In addition to his writings, Devadas has also been frequently invited to serve as a speaker or panelist on forums covering a broad range of socio-economical issues.
Devadas is the author of Sensing Singapore, a compilation of articles about various issues facing Singapore. A foreword for the book was written by Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Law, K. Shanmugam.
Devadas' second book on strategy, titled ', was released in August 2015.
Devadas' third book, ' was released in September 2016. In this collection of commentaries about Singapore written between 2014 and 2016, Devadas helps to make sense of the pivotal events in Singapore during this period and offers practical solutions to the challenges that lay ahead.