Shashi Jayakumar — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founder and Executive Director of SJKGeostrategic Advisory, a security and risk consultancy based in Singapore.
Adjunct Fellow at the Centre for Strategic & International Studies (USA).
Previously served as Head of the Centre of Excellence for National Security and Executive Coordinator, Future Issues and Technology at the S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) until July 2023.
Earlier career in the Administrative Service of Singapore’s government, with experience in the security sector in the Ministry of Defence.
Holds a D.Phil in History from Balliol College, Oxford University, and studied Modern History and English at St Hugh’s College.

Biography

Shashi Jayakumar is the Founder and Executive Director of SJKGeostrategic Advisory, a security and risk consultancy based in Singapore. Through his firm, he provides client services focused on geopolitics, particularly concerning Southeast Asia and great power competition.