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Frank Wong is the Asia President of Scholastic Inc., the world’s largest
publisher and distributor of children books and education material. He is
based in Hong Kong and is responsible for 11 countries in Asia, including
Greater China, Korea, Japan, ASEAN and India.
Prior to joining Scholastic in 2003, Frank lived in Beijing and Shanghai for
almost 10 years, as the Managing Director for Kraft Nabisco China and then
PepsiCo’s Foods China. He was responsible for launching global brands like
Oreo and Lay’s, and making them into power brands in China. Before going to
China, Mr. Wong held a number of senior marketing positions at Colgate
Palmolive in New York. Prior to his corporate career, he was a co-founder and
President of a start-up venture to develop special electronic products for the
visually impaired around the world.
Mr. Wong is a board member of Path of Democracy, a Hong Kong public policy think tank; and is the vice-chairman of the AFS Intercultural Exchange. Previously, he was the Founding Chairman of Teach for Hong Kong, as well as a Governor of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. He was born in Hong Kong and speaks fluent Mandarin and Cantonese. In addition to his degree from GW, he holds a Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University and did advanced studies at Harvard Kennedy School. He is the recipient of the 2015 Alumni Outstanding Service Award from the GW Alumni Association.
