“Actually, I came to communications studies because I had failed to get into medicine at NUS (National University of Singapore). At that time, there was only one medical school in Singapore,” Ang told The Edge Singapore, adding that he ended up settling for communications studies because there were fewer classes and more girls enrolled.
Abel Ang started his career at the Economic Development Board (EDB). He continues to drive Singapore’s economic growth at Economic Development Innovations Singapore, an investment holding company founded by former EDB chairman Philip Yeo
Abel Ang might have made his mark in biotech as the founding group CEO of Temasek-owned Advanced MedTech, but the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) communication studies graduate says he could have entered the field even earlier.
