S. J. Clarke
S. J. Clarke is a British-born entrepreneur, author and educator. Since 2011 she has lived in Singapore. Clarke has extensive corporate and entrepreneurial experience, including managing global marketing and communications for the world’s leading financial technology brands, and founding companies.
Ringside Gamble is her first novel.
Clarke was the recipient of the 2014 La Salle Incubator Fund Award and steered the advisory practice of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs. A former advisor to the board of the Substation, Singapore, a leading contemporary arts platform, she has curated conferences and exhibitions in the visual arts and poetry. Clarke taught Central Asia Art History at the La Salle (University of Arts, Singapore).
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