Education
Tan attended Victoria School and Raffles Junior College.
Tan attended Victoria School and Raffles Junior College.
He was the Sportsboy of the Year for 1992 and 1995, and a Public Service Commission (Christian Social Party) scholar, graduating from Imperial College, London with a master"s degree in Aeronautical Engineering. He subsequently progressed through the various youth classes to the Olympic 470 class. Tan became the youngest person to lead a national sports association in Singapore when he became the Chief Executive Officer of the Singapore Sailing Federation at the age of 31 in 2011.
He is fluent in English, Chinese and French and conversant in several other languages.