Brian A. Wong

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Brian is an author, entrepreneur and investor with over 20 years of management experience…

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  • Hachette Book Group

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Volunteer Experience

  • Operation Masks Graphic

    Co-Founder

    Operation Masks

    - Present 4 years 5 months

    Disaster and Humanitarian Relief

    Operation Masks is a non-profit created by a group of entrepreneurs in healthcare, technology and logistics who want to contribute to the fight against COVID-19

  • International Advisory Council Member

    Design Trust

    - 4 years 1 month

    Arts and Culture

    Launched as an initiative by the Hong Kong Ambassadors of Design, the Design Trust aims to serve as a dynamic platform that impacts creativitiy at the confluence of public education and the creative industries.

    ambassadors.org.hk
    http://designtrust.hk/about/#section-about

Publications

  • How digital entrepreneurs will help shape the world after the COVID-19 pandemic

    World Economic Forum

    - The ability to leverage digital tools has become a must for entrepreneurs, to survive the ongoing crisis.

    - The pandemic has accelerated the process of digital transformation across almost all sectors.

    - Greater social mobility and shared value creation are among those factors that entrepreneurs can leverage using digital tools on the recovery path.

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  • From Hangzhou to Rwanda: what Jack Ma is bringing to Africa’s digital transformation

    World Economic Forum

    When Alibaba’s founder, Jack Ma, first visited Africa a couple of years ago, he discovered many similarities between Africa now and China when he founded Alibaba. Inspired by the passion and energy of the continent’s young entrepreneurs, he saw an opportunity to share in Africa what Alibaba had learned in building the world’s largest retail economy in China. In his mind, what may have seemed like a disadvantage – youth unemployment, lack of infrastructure etc. – were actually significant…

    When Alibaba’s founder, Jack Ma, first visited Africa a couple of years ago, he discovered many similarities between Africa now and China when he founded Alibaba. Inspired by the passion and energy of the continent’s young entrepreneurs, he saw an opportunity to share in Africa what Alibaba had learned in building the world’s largest retail economy in China. In his mind, what may have seemed like a disadvantage – youth unemployment, lack of infrastructure etc. – were actually significant opportunities in the digital era: Africa could leapfrog, instead of battle, entrenched outdated systems, power structures and models.

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Honors & Awards

  • Aspen Institute- China Fellow

    The Aspen Institute

    The Aspen Global Leadership Network is a growing, worldwide community of entrepreneurial leaders from business, government and the nonprofit sector. Because of their demonstrated leadership accomplishments and abilities, they have been selected to be part of one of 14 geographic or sector-specific Fellowships around the world. The network is comprised of more than 2,300 Fellows from 50 countries with a focus on values and with sights on creating a better world.

    The goal of the China…

    The Aspen Global Leadership Network is a growing, worldwide community of entrepreneurial leaders from business, government and the nonprofit sector. Because of their demonstrated leadership accomplishments and abilities, they have been selected to be part of one of 14 geographic or sector-specific Fellowships around the world. The network is comprised of more than 2,300 Fellows from 50 countries with a focus on values and with sights on creating a better world.

    The goal of the China Fellowship Program is to energize China’s private sector business leaders to step up to this challenge in a meaningful fashion.

  • Young Global Leader (YGL)

    World Economic Forum (WEF)

    The Forum of Young Global Leaders is a unique, multistakeholder community of more than 900 exceptional young leaders. Bold, brave, action-oriented and entrepreneurial, these individuals commit both their time and talent to make the world a better place.

    Set up as an independent, not-for-profit foundation under the Swiss government, the Forum of Young Global Leaders is an integral part of the World Economic Forum and part of the larger New Champions community.

  • SF City Supervisor- Certificate of Honor

    San Francisco Board of Supervisors

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Mandarin Chinese

    Professional working proficiency

Organizations

  • National Council on US-China Relations

    Member

    - Present

    The National Committee on United States-China Relations promotes understanding and cooperation between the United States and Greater China in the belief that sound and productive Sino-American relations serve vital American and world interests.

  • Swarthmore College Board of Managers

    Board Member

    - Present

  • The Committee of 100

    Member of the Board

    - Present

    The Committee of 100 is a leadership organization of Chinese Americans in business, government, academia and the arts whose stated aim is "to encourage constructive relations between the peoples of the United States and Greater China." It was founded in 1990 by I. M. Pei.

  • 1990 Institute

    Vice Chair

    - Present

    The 1990 Institute was founded by a group of prominent academic, business, and community leaders. Our mission is to broaden understanding and build trust between the people of the United States and China through education, philanthropy and collaboration.

  • The Wharton School Alumni Executive Board

    Member, Committee Chair

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