Viswa had his secondary school education at Raffles Institution, before going on to do a degree in political science at the National University of Singapore. After graduating, he worked for the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC, later renamed MediaCorp), where he was the presenter and producer of a number of current affairs television programmes including Feedback, Talking Point and Today in Parliament, before becoming the Senior Controller of the Current Affairs Division. He received an SBC scholarship to study at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, where he completed a Master of Public Administration degree. He subsequently worked as Senior Manager for Corporate Planning and Business Development at Singapore Press Holdings, before joining the Canadian television company UTV International as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
In 1997, Viswa co-founded the Right Angle Group (subsequently renamed
Strategic Moves Pte Ltd), a television production, communications
training and strategic consultancy organisation based in Singapore. He
is currently the organisation's CEO. He received a 'Spirit of Enterprise
Award' in 2003 in recognition of his entrepreneurial achievements.
Viswa has been extensively involved in public service. He has served
as the Chairman of the Political Development Feedback Group of
Singapore's Feedback Unit, and as Vice-President and Secretary of the Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA) Executive Committee. He has also served on the Media Development Authority's
Board, the Singapore 21 Committee, Economic Review Committee, Remaking
Singapore Committee, and the National Youth Achievement Award Council.
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