Sharon Sim
Sharon Sim is a Singapore-born author, family office leader, finance industry veteran with more than 25 years of experience across capital markets, wealth management, and private investing. Her work brings together money, power, and investment, with a particular focus on how women navigate influence, responsibility, and decision-making within families and institutions.
Her career spans senior roles in global financial institutions including Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, UBS, and J.P. Morgan. She holds senior leadership roles at a Global Multi-Family Office and was a CEO of a Single Family Office, working closely with entrepreneurial families on legacy planning, investment strategy, and the stewardship of multi-generational capital.
Sharon is the Co-Founder and General Partner of Purpose Venture Capital, where she invests in technology ventures that seek to deliver commercial returns alongside positive social and environmental outcomes. She is also the co-author of Why Women Don’t Talk Money and producer-host of the Why Women Don’t Talk Money podcast series, exploring women’s complex relationship with money, agency, and financial empowerment. Sharon is a frequent speaker and commentator on investing, leadership, and financial wellbeing, and has been featured on Bloomberg, Tatler Asia, The Business Times, The Straits Times, and Channel News Asia.
Beyond investing and writing, Sharon is passionate about uplifting and empowering women across different stages of life and career, and continues to advocate for a purpose-driven approach to capital. She is Co-Founder and Chair of Women in Family Offices and a Board Member of Daughters of Tomorrow, a Singaporean charity supporting under-resourced women in upskilling and building sustainable careers.
