Kelvin Wong is ICANN’s Head of Outreach & Public Responsibility for Asia Pacific. As a member of the global stakeholder engagement team based in Singapore, Kelvin is responsible for engaging ICANN’s various stakeholders in the Asia Pacific region, identifying strategic priorities for the Singapore hub, and is part of the region’s core team to chart policy and strategy.
Prior to ICANN, Kelvin was with the Singapore government, where he was involved in the formulation of national policies and strategies in a wide range of sectors. He managed the digital technology and media policies in the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, before moving to the Ministry of Finance to head the Resource Management Unit shaping the use of government resources. He later helped to oversee the culture and heritage sector in the then-newly formed Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth.
Kelvin received his Bachelor and Master’s degree in Engineering from the Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan. He is fluent in English, Japanese, Chinese, and speaks some Korean.