Chris Morris is an international consultant with more than 35 years of experience across a wide range of project cycle development activities in over 20 countries. He spent his early career as a water resources engineer working closely with communities in Africa and across Asia and the Pacific. Chris worked at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) from 2009-2022, he led the Bank’s NGO and Civil Society Centre where he established and managed relationships with many large international CSOs including Special Olympics (SO). He initiated ADB’s work with young people through ADB’s flagship Youth for Asia (YfA) initiative.
He initiated managed formal partnerships, with a focus on Meaningful Youth Engagement and SDGs, with AIESEC International, the world’s largest youth-led organisation, and child/youth International NGO Plan International. He led policy work with regional and global partners including Commonwealth Secretariate, Global Water Partnership Islamic Development Bank, IFAD, UNICEF and Generation Unlimited, UNDP, and the Asia Pacific Water Forum.
Special Olympics Asia Pacific Board of Directors
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Mary Davis
Chair of the Board; CEO Special Olympics International -
Adrian Vincent
Chair, Sports Committee; CEO, FWD Singapore -
Amanda Goh
Chair, Fundraising Committee; Business and Sustainability Communications Leader, APAC Packaging and Specialty Plastics, Dow -
Chris Morris
Chair, Program Excellence Committee -
Ernest Bower
President & CEO, Bower Group Asia -
Jessica Cho
Director, External Affairs at the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore (AmCham) -
Money Kanagasabapathy
Global Marketing & Global Client Service, Citi Private Bank -
Philip Miao
Chief Operating Officer at Amitell Capital Pte Ltd -
Pippa Woodhead
Head of Podcasts at Tigerhall -
Raju Venkataraman
Vice Chair of the Board; Chair, Audit Committee; Leadership Coach and Corporate Trainer -
Stan Isaacs
Clinical Director, I & Vision Research Centre Pte Ltd -
Capt. Sylvester Heng
Chair, Finance Committee; Regional Shipping Services Pte. Ltd. -
Dr. Wei Ker-Chiah
Senior Consultant Psychiatrist and Chief of the West Region at the Institute of Mental Health
