Speaker
Alex WONG
Affiliation
Hanwha Group
Title
Global Chief Strategy Officer
Session
Lessons from 2018-2019 and the Way Forward: How to Re-Engage with the DPRK

Biography

Alex WONG is the Global Chief Strategy Officer of Hanwha Group. He leads the company's defense, shipbuilding, and aerospace strategy across international markets.
Prior to joining Hanwha, WONG served in the second Trump administration as Principal Deputy National Security Advisor. In this role, he coordinated U.S. policy across the full spectrum of defense, intelligence, and international relations, advising the President on these matters.
Wong previously served as Foreign Policy Advisor and General Counsel to U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), where he was the Senator's Chief Advisor on issues related to national security, international relations, and law enforcement.
WONG was appointed by Congress as the Chairman of the U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission, was a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, and was the Foreign and Legal Policy Director for the Romney-Ryan 2012 presidential campaign.
WONG, a licensed attorney, earned his law degree from Harvard Law School. He received a Bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania in English literature and French.