Mr Au, 35, leads the regional communications and corporate affairs at the London Stock Exchange Group, a multinational financial services company.
According to the party website, Mr Au started his journey as a grassroots volunteer in the Serangoon division of Aljunied GRC, and was appointed as a legislative assistant to former WP MP Leon Perera.
Following Mr Perera’s resignation, Mr Au worked closely with volunteers across the ward as Serangoon coordinator.
Mr Au, who is married, is also a volunteer with WP’s media team and is one of the executive committee members of the party’s youth wing from 2023 to 2025.
He said during the press conference that he believes in greater transparency, press freedoms and freedom of information.
“I believe this is important in speaking truth to power and holding our institutions accountable,” he said.
Mr Au added that as a young Singaporean himself, he feels the “weight of pessimism” that many in his generation feel.
“They feel left behind; that they will struggle to get good jobs or homes, and beneath it all, the deeper question is, can they build better lives for themselves and their parents?”
