Shin Ein brings with her a blend of legal, business and diplomatic experience. She is a legally trained private equity entrepreneur and co-founder of Gryphus Capital, a pan-Asian private equity firm. Prior to this, she spent a number of years at the Singapore Exchange where she was responsible for developing Singapore’s capital market and bringing foreign companies to list in Singapore. Additionally, she was part of the Singapore Exchange’s IPO Approval Committee, where she contributed industry perspectives and acted as a conduit between the market and regulators.
Shin Ein was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the Singapore Supreme Court in 1998 and practiced as a corporate lawyer in Messrs Lee & Lee. Whilst at Messrs Lee & Lee, she advised clients on joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions and fundraisings.
Shin Ein has served on boards of companies listed on Nasdaq, the Singapore Exchange and the Australian Securities Exchange. She has steered some of these companies through their IPOs and seen others through their privatisations. She presently serves on the boards of Grab Holdings Inc and CSE Global. She is also on the Board of Governors of the Singapore International Foundation.
In 2015, Shin Ein was awarded the Friend of Labour award for her service as a board member of Fairprice.
Apart from corporate boards, Shin Ein serves as Singapore’s Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary. In 2021, she was awarded the Commander’s Cross, Order of Merit, the second highest civilian state award of Hungary.