Ms Koh Lin-Net joined the Ministry of Trade and Industry as Deputy Secretary (Trade) in July 2008. As DS (Trade), she is responsible for Singapore's trade and economic relations in the bilateral and multi-lateral spheres. This includes the negotiation and the implementation of free trade agreements with Singapore's key trading partners, as well as promoting Singapore's interest at regional and multi-lateral fora such as ASEAN, APEC, Asia-Europe Meetings (ASEM) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Prior to her current appointment, Ms Koh was Deputy (ICM and the Arts) in the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA), where she oversaw the areas of Arts & Heritage Development, Infocomm & Media Development, as well as Creative Industries.

She has more than 15 years of experience in various ministries and statutory boards including appoitments as Director (Intellectual Property Policy) and Director (Stragetic Planning), Ministry of Law; Deputy Director, Biomedical Research Council at the former National Science and Technology Board (now A*STAR); Deputy Director (Strategic Planning), Infocomm Development Authority; Deputy Director (Corporate Development), Singapore Tourist Promotion Board (now Singapore Tourism Board); and Head, Industry Development (Electronic Systems), Economic Development Board.

She currently sits on the board of the Singapore Land Authority, and she was a past board member of Singapore Arts School Ltd; The Esplanade Co Ltd, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory, Singapore Tyler Print Institute, and Gas Supply Private Limited.

Ms Koh has an MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.