A clinical and forensic psychologist by training, Chi Meng is a registered psychologist with the Singapore Register of Psychologists and also the Australian Health and Practitioner Regulation Agency. In addition, he is registered with the British Psychological Society as a Chartered Psychologist, Chartered Scientist, and Associate Fellow. Presently, Chi Meng is the Director, and the Senior Principal Clinical and Forensic Psychologist at the Translational Social Research Division, the National Council of Social Service (NCSS). He is concurrently the Director (Special Projects) at the Policy Research Office, the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF). Chi Meng currently oversees several large longitudinal and multi-birth-cohort studies in Singapore. Chi Meng also had previous stints in forensic mental health and policy settings.