ANTHONY TAN
Group CEO and Co-Founder of Grab

“Serving my leaders to drive Southeast Asia forward together.”

Anthony Tan is Group CEO and Co-Founder of Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading mobile technology company. By focusing on a hyperlocal business strategy and building strategic partnerships, Mr Tan and his team transformed Grab from a taxi booking app to the market leading O2O consumer app and open ecosystem in Southeast Asia. Grab today offers a diversified portfolio of services, providing access to affordable transport, food and essential goods delivery, mobile payments and financial services, and other lifestyle services.

Anthony is at the forefront of the “Grab for Good” social impact programme - which include partnerships and initiatives to drive digital literacy, economic inclusion and the development of technology skills across Southeast Asia. Grab is estimated to have contributed US$8.5 billion to Southeast Asia’s economy in the 12 months leading up to March 2020. The Grab platform empowers over 9 million microentrepreneurs, including drivers, agents, merchants and small businesses across its geographic network of over 390 cities in eight countries across Southeast Asia.

Anthony is passionate about servant leadership and serving others in his community. In his personal capacity, he supports a range of causes in the region, such as Transform Cambodia which rescues and protects street children and offers them healthcare, education and life skills. His leadership and vision have earned him several accolades, including Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in 2018, The Bloomberg 50 in 2017 and Fortune’s 40 Under 40 in 2018 and 2016. Under Anthony’s leadership, Grab has also received global recognition for its innovation and impact in the region, including ranking second on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in 2019, being on CNBC’s Disruptor 50 list for the last four years consecutively, and making Fortune’s Change the World list in 2020.