Desmond Koh

Desmond Koh Mun Kit (born 19 May 1973) is a former competitive swimmer from Singapore. He has represented the nation in numerous international competitions over more than 10 years including 5 years as National Captain.

Swimming career Koh represented Singapore in three Olympics (1988, 1992, 1996), three Asian Games (1990, 1994, 1998), one Commonwealth Games (1998), one World Championships (1991), and five Southeast Asian Games (1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995).

Koh had four national records, including: 200m Breaststroke - 2:21.87, 29 July 1992 400m Individual Medley - 4:28.95, 27 July 1992

Business career

Koh is the Managing Director at an international private bank and his team serves private families and family offices in Southeast Asia. He leads a sustainability task force at the bank and runs "ConsciousCircle", a community of asset and wealth owners.

Koh sits on the Boards of several non-profit entities in Singapore and the USA, focused on education and health.

Education Koh graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Electrical Engineering and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford where he obtained an MPhil in Management Studies (Finance and Economics).

Personal life Koh's younger brother, Gerald, also represented Singapore at the Olympics.

Koh married Nadya Hutagalung, an Indonesian-Australian model and actress.