Melvyn Yeo

Mr. Melvyn Yeo is the Managing Director of Energy Ignition Ventures (EIV). He also founded TRIREC, a Singapore-based venture capital firm that has been a pioneer and leader in global investments with a decarbonization mandate, driving the climate change agenda since 2015. Melvyn started his career and spent more than a decade in Goldman Sachs (Asia) managing global multi-asset portfolios and was also a senior member of the equity derivatives team. He then co-founded Thirdrock Group which was the leading Singapore-based multi-family office investment firm which was acquired by UK-based Schroders in 2019. He was the Deputy Head of Wealth Management (Asia), Chairman of the Asia Investment Committee, Co-Chair of the Private Assets Investment Committee for Schroders Wealth globally. Melvyn was on the boards of the Singapore and Hong Kong entities of the firm’s wealth management business during his tenure at Schroders. He is a Council Member of the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS) and is the Chairman of the Sustainable Energy StartUp Network. Melvyn is a founding member of the Climate Solutions Committee in the Singapore Venture Capital Association. Melvyn serves on the Strategic Advisory Board of the Accelerate Blue Fund of the University of Michigan that is dedicated to bringing the research and development of technologies within its faculties across disciplines to commercialization. Melvyn served as a District Councillor for 6 years in the Environment Functional Committee with the South West Community Development Council. He also served as a Technical Advisor to the National Research Foundation Central Gap Fund for 2 years. Melvyn is currently on the board of the Singapore Land Authority. He was the first investor into Sunseap Group, sat on the board and was also a member of the firm’s audit & risk, remunerations, and executive committees. In 2018, Melvyn was selected and has been a member of the Climate Reality Leadership Corp, which was founded by United States ex-Vice President Al Gore, to spread awareness, shape public opinion, influence policy, and inspire our communities to act on climate change. Melvyn graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. He is married with 2 boys.