Frank Chi-Hong Wong

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.