Dr Elsa Satkunasingam is a Senior Business Development Adviser, Corporate Governance & Sustainability at the Iclif Executive Education Center at Asia School of Business. She conducts training and research in corporate governance for financial institutions and companies. She was formerly the Deputy General Manager, Corporate Secretariat Division at the Malaysia Deposit Insurance Corporation (PIDM) specializing in research and training on corporate governance and compliance.

Prior to that she was the head of the Corporate Governance Department at Bursa Malaysia and was involved in the development of corporate governance and sustainability programs and publications. She has published several book chapters and journal articles in the area of corporate governance, in local and international publications. She contributes articles on governance, culture and sustainability to Corporate Voice, published by MAICSA. Elsa has also been featured on BFM for her expertise in governance matters.

She holds a PhD from Monash University and a Master of Laws and Bachelor of Laws from University Malaya.