Mr. Fang graduated from Oxford University with a master’s in politics, philosophy, and economics. He has been a journalist for 11 years, and spent nine of those years at Singapore`s national daily newspaper, The Straits Times. There he reported on financial and sports news, and also wrote lifestyle columns and special reports. He rose to the post of Senior Correspondent. He then spent two years as business desk editor at national broadcaster MediaCorp`s News Asia. A former national athlete, Nicholas also hosted the International Olympic Committee meeting in Singapore in 2005. He joined the Singapore Institute of International Affairs in 2010 where he is currently director.