Gloria Arlini Promoted to CEO of Generation Singapore
Singapore, 1 March 2025—Generation Singapore announced the appointment of Gloria Arlini as Chief Executive Officer, as the organisation achieved the milestone of having enrolled 1,600 learners in its train-and-place programmes. In her new role, she will continue to collaborate closely with the board of directors, chaired by Neeraj Seth. Arlini has assumed the responsibilities effective 1 March 2025.
“The board decision was unanimous in appointing Gloria Arlini as the new CEO of Generation Singapore.” Seth said. “In the past 20 months, Gloria has driven an organisational transformation—advancing AI and cyber-enhancements with strategic partners and implementing key programmes, such as Generation’s first SCTP programme in healthcare and GenAbled (Generation’s tech programme for persons with disabilities). We have full confidence that, under her leadership, Generation Singapore will continue to expand its reach and impact, empowering more individuals to achieve economic mobility and transform their lives.”
Arlini brings nearly two decades of social impact leadership experience in the public, private and people sector across Asia. Her career spans roles at various national-level organisations in Singapore, including the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) and SG Her Empowerment (SHE), as well as regional ground-up social enterprise Chapter W. She combines her management experience with her background as a social researcher and advocate, holding a B.Soc.Sci. (2nd Upp Hons) and M.Soc.Sci. in Sociology from the National University of Singapore. Arlini joined Generation Singapore in July 2023 as Acting Chief Operating Officer, and stepped into the full position as COO (Country Lead) in January 2024. The CEO position was last held by Prateek Hegde until July 2023.
“I step into this new role with a deep sense of humility and responsibility. The current Generation Singapore team builds on a strong legacy of our founding stewards, and is staunchly committed to our mission to transform the lives of individuals through skilling and employment,” Arlini said. “Having interacted with our learners and community closely this past 1.5 years, I have seen firsthand the direct impact of our work in improving the lives of underserved jobseekers in Singapore. I look forward to deeper collaboration with our ecosystem of partners to amplify our collective impact and support more individuals into employment opportunities that would otherwise be inaccessible.”
Generation Singapore is an affiliate of Generation: You Employed, a global nonprofit network across 17 countries that supports over 130,000 people to achieve economic mobility and improve their lives through employment. Founded by McKinsey in 2014, Generation is recognised as one of the top social good organisations globally. Generation Since its launch in 2018, Generation Singapore has enrolled more than 1,600 learners, of which 93% have graduated from its programmes and 82% have been placed in jobs within six months after graduation, with their income multiplied by an average of 1.99x.
Generation Singapore has established strong partnerships with industry leaders such as Microsoft and Cognizant, as well as institutes of higher learning such as Temasek Polytechnic, to provide holistic skilling and employment support for youth and adult learners. It currently offers courses under SkillsFuture Career Transition Programme (SCTP), including three tech courses in Junior Data Engineer, Cloud Support & DevOps, and Full Stack Developer, and a healthcare programme in Patient Service Associate, and collaborates with a network of over 50 employer partners to secure hiring opportunities for underserved talents.
In 2025, Generation Singapore is focusing its efforts to diversify and deepen support to jobseekers and career pivoters, including: scaling up AI-enhanced national skilling programme GetReadySG in partnership with Microsoft and Temasek Polytechnic; strengthening support for its 1,500-strong alumni community at any stage of their careers through structured mentorship with Microsoft; and providing access to targeted tech skills training for young people who are not in education, employment and training (NEET) under Skills for Success, an outcomes-based financing initiative with the Institute of Policy Studies, UBS Optimus Foundation, Temasek and Tri-Sector Associates.
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About Generation Singapore
Generation Singapore is an affiliate of Generation: You Employed, a global nonprofit that supports people to achieve economic mobility through employment. We train and place people into careers that would otherwise be inaccessible and seek to improve how education to employment systems function. Generation launched in 2015 and consists of a global hub and a network of in-country affiliates that spans 17 countries. To date, Generation has more than 130,000 graduates who have earned more than US$1.5 billion in wages, and works with more than 19,000 employers, implementation partners, and funders. Generation Singapore was registered as a charity in Singapore in 2019. For more info, visit singapore.generation.org.