Gloria Lim is the Chief Executive Officer of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre. As CEO, Gloria works closely with the Chairman and the Board in formulating and fulfilling the vision and strategies for SIAC, and is responsible for the overall management and running of the institution which has been voted by users as the most preferred arbitration institution in the Asia Pacific, and second most preferred in the world.

Prior to this role, Gloria spent more than two decades in the Ministry of Law, wherein her portfolios included overseeing development and regulation of the legal sector. Gloria was the Director of the Legal Industry Division and concurrently held the statutory appointment of Director of Legal Services, heading its Legal Services Regulatory Authority. As Director of the Legal Industry Division, she oversaw the development and promotion of Singapore’s legal sector, including Singapore’s international dispute resolution regime.

Gloria headed the Singapore delegation involved in the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group II (Dispute Settlement) discussions from 2019-2021. She is experienced in legal policy and alternative dispute resolution.

Gloria graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and is called to the Singapore Bar. She holds a Graduate Certificate in International Arbitration from NUS and an LL.M from Harvard University.