Jaelle Ang
Co-Founder and CEO
The Great Room
Jaelle Ang is the CEO and Co-Founder of The Great Room, a Singapore-based hospitality led co-working space operator with a mission to change the way people work, meet and socialise. Prior to founding The Great Room, Jaelle was the Head of Real Estate Development at SET-listed Country Group Development Public Company Limited in Thailand. She spearheaded the establishment of one of the largest mixed-use developments in Bangkok, consisting of the Four Seasons Hotel, Four Seasons Residences and Capella Hotel. As an ex-banker from Citibank and Credit Suisse, she has experience in corporate strategy and mergers and acquisitions covering emerging markets in Asia.
She is currently serving as the only female director on the board of Country Group Development PCL
and United Hampshire REIT, and is a board member of the registered charity, Playeum. Selected for her accomplishments and vision, Jaelle is on the Forbes Asia’s Power Businesswomen list for defying stereotypes and breaking down barriers in the industry. Jaelle has been covered in print and broadcast outlets including CNBC, The Straits Times, CNA, Money FM and The Edge; and is a frequent speaker at real estate, technology and design conferences covering topics from flexible working to entrepreneurship.
Jaelle holds a BSc in Architecture from Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London
and an MBA from Imperial College, London.
A self-starter at heart, when she was 12, she scribbled what would be on her tombstone:
“She always played her heart out on the field, taking long shots and braving bruises. She was never on the sidelines.”
jaelle@thegreatroom.co
