Dr Cheryl Ong Sue Peng is a Malaysian environmental scientist and sustainability manager currently serving as Senior Manager – Research & Knowledge Management (Impact, Monitoring, and Evaluation Unit) at the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). She earned both her Bachelor of Science and her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Environmental Science from Monash University Malaysia, where her doctoral research focused on environmental science, field sampling, and ecological systems. Before her role leading research, impact monitoring, and advisory frameworks at RSPO, she gained professional experience in the pharmaceutical sector. At RSPO, Dr Ong bridges scientific research and industry standards, overseeing impact evaluation metrics, multi-stakeholder research collaborations, and academic partnerships—such as key sustainability initiatives with regional universities—to advance data-driven sustainable palm oil standards and environmental conservation strategies.
