Tan Beng Tee spent over two decades at the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), latterly as Assistant Chief Executive (Development), before becoming Executive Director of the Singapore Maritime Foundation in January 2021, succeeding Kenneth Chia. She received a National Day Award in 2020 and subsequently led the Foundation's work on maritime decarbonisation.
She spoke as a panellist at Mare Forum Singapore in 2015 and 2016.