Is Chew Shou Zi born in Singapore?

Chew Shou Zi was born and raised in Singapore.

The island nation in Southeast Asia that has become a prominent bridge for international business between China and the West.

After completing his military service which is mandatory for most male Singaporeans, he left to study economics at University College London (UCL).

Chew graduated in 2006 and worked at investment bank Goldman Sachs for two years.

Shou Zi Chew then moved to the United States to get his master’s degree at Harvard Business School.

Chew is based in Singapore, although he has spent many of the previous several weeks in Washington, meeting with members of Congress as part of his lobbying efforts for TikTok.

Chew says he was first introduced to DST Global, a venture capital firm that bet on major tech firms including Facebook and Twitter, while he was working at Goldman Sachs.

Shou Zi Chew has framed his career path as similar to that of many start-up entrepreneurs.