Steven Sim Chee Keong (Chinese: ; pinyin: Shen Zhi Qiang) (born on 13 May 1982) is a

Malaysian politician from theDemocratic Action Party (DAP) and current Member of Parliament
for Bukit Mertajam constituency. He is currently the Senior Executive Officer of Penang Institute,
a public policy think-tank based in Penang, Malaysia.

In January 2011, he was appointed as a Councillor of the Seberang Perai Municipal Council, one
of the largest municipalities in Malaysia.

He writes regularly for Penang Monthly (formerly Penang Economic Monthly) as well as
contributes opinion pieces to prominent Malaysian online news portals such as Malaysiakini and
the Malaysian Insider. He is also the author of "The Audacity to Think: An Invitation to Rethink
Politics".[1][2]

In 2012, Steven Sim was named as a Young Global Leader of the Geneva-based World
Economic Forum.[3]