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Patricia Poon

Recognised Global HR Leader Driving Business Growth Through People Strategy

Patricia Poon is an award-winning global HR and organisation transformation leader with over 20 years of experience driving business growth through high-impact people strategies. She brings a proven track record in global and regional transformation, combining deep management consulting expertise from Accenture with hands-on leadership roles across technology, pharmaceuticals, and industrial sectors.
Patricia partners with senior leaders and organisations to build future-ready capabilities, strengthen culture, and deliver measurable business outcomes—from cost optimisation and talent retention to engagement and leadership pipeline strength.
Based in Singapore, she writes and speaks on leadership, intentional living, and designing a life—and career—by choice.

Award-winning global HR and transformation leader

Author of A Life by Design: Letters for a Life Well Lived

Led global leadership and talent programs at Samsung, Sanofi, HP and GE

Created the Samsung Leadership Academy and Future of Work academies

Future-of-work innovation expert

Biography

(Long Version)

Patricia Poon is an award-winning global HR and transformation leader, talent development strategist, and Future of Work expert with more than two decades of experience helping organisations and individuals navigate change with clarity and purpose.

 

Her career spans senior leadership roles and global initiatives at Samsung, Sanofi, Hewlett-Packard, and General Electric, including the founding of the Samsung Leadership Academy and Future of Work academies across Asia. Recognised as a leading voice in leadership development and organisational transformation, Patricia’s work focuses on building future-ready leaders, shaping culture, and enabling sustainable growth in an increasingly complex world.

 

Beginning her career in management consulting at Accenture, Patricia developed deep expertise in business transformation, organisational change, and human capital strategy—skills she now brings to her writing, advisory work, and mentoring.

 

In her book, A Life by Design: Letters for a Life Well Lived, Patricia blends professional insight with personal reflection, offering readers a thoughtful guide to intentional living, conscious leadership, and making meaningful life choices.

 

Based in Singapore, Patricia continues to speak, consult, and mentor globally, sharing insights on leadership, personal growth, the future of work, and living with intention. Patricia graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a B.A (Honours) in Psychology and an MBA from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Media Bio

(Press, Podcasts, Speaking, Back Cover)

Patricia Poon is an award-winning global leadership and Future of Work expert, speaker, and author with over 20 years of experience in organisational transformation, leadership development, and workforce capability building. She has led global initiatives at Samsung, Sanofi, Hewlett-Packard, and General Electric, including the Samsung Leadership Academy and regional Future of Work academies.
Grounded in management consulting at Accenture, Patricia brings a rare blend of strategic rigour and human insight to her work. Her writing and speaking explore the intersection of leadership, purpose, and intentional living, helping leaders and individuals design meaningful, high-impact lives.

Patricia is the author of A Life by Design: Letters for a Life Well Lived and is based in Singapore, working across Asia and globally.

Patricia graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a B.A. (Honours) in Psychology and an MBA from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
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