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Oliver Goh Koon Jeow

Founder & Managing Director

Ngee Koon Pte Ltd
Founding Director, LFA Studio Pte Ltd
NYAA Council Member
NYAA Gold Award Holder (2007 Cohort)

Oliver Goh Koon Jeow is a visionary entrepreneur in Strategic Planning at Singapore’s Ministry of the
and sustainability advocate whose career Environment and Water Resources, contributing to
bridges tradition, innovation, and environmental both the private and public sectors.
responsibility in the built environment. With over 15
years of experience across government, private, and A pioneer in his field, Oliver was among the youngest
international projects, he embodies the GAHA ethos Singaporean LEED Accredited Professionals to
of ‘Service Beyond Gold.’ practise in both China and Australia. His projects
have consistently set benchmarks for sustainability
As founder and managing director of Ngee Koon, and resilience in the built environment.
Oliver leads one of Singapore’s emerging interior
build firms that is recognised for artisan quality Beyond business, Oliver is deeply committed to youth
and sustainable design. A third-generation-built mentorship and community service. As a Member
environment entrepreneur, he balances tradition of the NYAA National Council, he guides the next
with innovation by integrating intelligent automation generation of leaders in business, entrepreneurship,
and green building technologies into projects that and sustainability, ensuring that they, too, can create
span commercial, retail, office, F&B, and hospitality meaningful impact.
sectors. Since its founding in 2023, Ngee Koon has
worked with public, private and non-governmental Through his entrepreneurial drive, sustainable
organisations such as Singapore Airlines, Singapore innovation, and mentorship, Oliver Goh has left an
Energy Interconnections, and World Wide Fund for indelible mark on Singapore’s built environment
Nature. while inspiring future generations to pursue
leadership with purpose.
Oliver also serves as Founding Director of LFA Studio,
where he continues to push the boundaries of design
and project delivery in Singapore and Southeast Asia.

His career began as a sustainability consultant at
Cundall in China, where he delivered sustainable
design solutions for Fortune 500 clients, including
Deutsche Bank, HSBC, and Ascendas, while driving
early-market LEED adoption as a U.S. Green Building
Council representative. He later served as Associate
Project Director at ID21 and as Assistant Director

42 30 Years of Service and Leadership