Director of Providence Capital Ventures
Steven Chieng is an INSEAD MBA candidate (Class of December 2026) and a Director of Providence Capital Ventures, his family’s investment vehicle, where he leads family governance and the long-term investment framework. His family’s business owns and distributes beauty and wellness brands across South-East Asia.
Previously, Steven spent five years at Westpac Group in Sydney, most recently in Corporate Development, working on M&A and strategic investments for one of Australia’s largest banks. Earlier roles at PwC Australia and News Corp Australia were in transaction execution, financial analysis and strategy.
At INSEAD, Steven is Co-President of the Family Business Club, where he leads its Asia strategy and convenes next-generation leaders, practitioners and faculty, and Co-President of the Retail and Luxury Goods Club in Singapore. His interests include family enterprise succession and governance, intergenerational leadership transitions, and Asia’s retail and beauty sectors.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce / Media from the University of New South Wales and is a qualified member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
