Full Name
Melvyn Yeo
Job Title
Founder & Managing Partner
Company
TRIREC
Speaker Bio
Melvyn Yeo is the Founder and Managing Partner of Singapore-based, TRIREC, which is the pioneer and leading venture capital firm that invests globally with a decarbonisation mandate driving the climate change agenda since 2015.
Melvyn started his career and spent more than a decade in Goldman Sachs (Asia) and was a senior member of the equity derivatives team. He then co-founded Thirdrock Group which was the leading Singapore-based multi-family office investment firm which was acquired by UK-based Schroders in 2019.
He was the Deputy CEO (Asia), Chairman of the Asia Investment Committee, Co-Chair of the Private Assets Investment Committee for Schroders Wealth globally. Melvyn was on the boards of the Singapore and Hong Kong entities of the firm’s wealth management business during his tenure at Schroders.
Melvyn is currently on the board of the Singapore Land Authority since 2023. Melvyn served as a District Councillor for 6 years in the Environment Functional Committee with the South West Community Development Council. He also served as a Technical Advisor to the National Research Foundation Central Gap Fund for 2 years.
He was a Council Member of the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS) and is the Chairman of the Sustainable Energy StartUp Network. Melvyn was a founding member of the Climate Solutions Committee in the Singapore Venture Capital Association. Melvyn was appointed to the inaugural Sustainability Committee of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in 2025.
Melvyn was on the board of Type One Energy, a US-based startup developing fusion energy. He was the first investor into Sunseap Group in 2011, sat on the board and was also a member of the firm’s audit & risk, remunerations, and executive committees until its acquisition in 2022.
In 2018, Melvyn was selected and has been a member of the Climate Reality Leadership Corp, which was founded by United States ex-Vice President Al Gore, to spread awareness, shape public opinion, influence policy, and inspire our communities to act on climate change.
Melvyn serves on the Strategic Advisory Board of the Accelerate Blue Fund of the University of Michigan that is dedicated to bringing the research and development of technologies within its faculties across disciplines to commercialization.
Melvyn graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business in 2000. He is a Singaporean and is married with 2 boys.
Melvyn started his career and spent more than a decade in Goldman Sachs (Asia) and was a senior member of the equity derivatives team. He then co-founded Thirdrock Group which was the leading Singapore-based multi-family office investment firm which was acquired by UK-based Schroders in 2019.
He was the Deputy CEO (Asia), Chairman of the Asia Investment Committee, Co-Chair of the Private Assets Investment Committee for Schroders Wealth globally. Melvyn was on the boards of the Singapore and Hong Kong entities of the firm’s wealth management business during his tenure at Schroders.
Melvyn is currently on the board of the Singapore Land Authority since 2023. Melvyn served as a District Councillor for 6 years in the Environment Functional Committee with the South West Community Development Council. He also served as a Technical Advisor to the National Research Foundation Central Gap Fund for 2 years.
He was a Council Member of the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS) and is the Chairman of the Sustainable Energy StartUp Network. Melvyn was a founding member of the Climate Solutions Committee in the Singapore Venture Capital Association. Melvyn was appointed to the inaugural Sustainability Committee of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in 2025.
Melvyn was on the board of Type One Energy, a US-based startup developing fusion energy. He was the first investor into Sunseap Group in 2011, sat on the board and was also a member of the firm’s audit & risk, remunerations, and executive committees until its acquisition in 2022.
In 2018, Melvyn was selected and has been a member of the Climate Reality Leadership Corp, which was founded by United States ex-Vice President Al Gore, to spread awareness, shape public opinion, influence policy, and inspire our communities to act on climate change.
Melvyn serves on the Strategic Advisory Board of the Accelerate Blue Fund of the University of Michigan that is dedicated to bringing the research and development of technologies within its faculties across disciplines to commercialization.
Melvyn graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business in 2000. He is a Singaporean and is married with 2 boys.
Speaking At
