Winston Wong

Dr. Winston Wong was educated at Imperial College London where he studied physics, applied optics and chemical engineering. In 1975 he was awarded a PhD in Physics.

Dr. Wong started as a design engineer with PPG Industries in the USA (Pittsburgh Paint and Glass). He joined Nan Ya Plastics, Taiwan – the world's largest secondary plastics processor – as Superintendent at its Lin Kou Plant in 1979, become Senior Vice President from 1993-95. He directed Nan Ya's diversification efforts, which led to the founding in 1994 of Nan Ya Technology, a leading DRAM memory chip manufacturer.

Dr. Wong helped Taiwan's Chang Gung Medical College add schools of engineering and management, becoming the founding Dean and Professor in 1994. He then spent two years as a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at HAAS Business and Engineering School at U.C, Berkeley, from 1995-96.

Dr. Wong returned to Taiwan in 1996 to launch several new ventures. He is the principal founder of the GRACE THW Group, China, serving as Chairman and CEO since 1996. He has also founded a number of successful enterprises, including Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (GSMC), and Nan Ya Technology.

Dr. Wong is currently a Visiting Professor in the Institute of Biomedical Engineering for semi conductor physics and sponsors the Chair in Biomedical Circuits at Imperial College. Dr. Wong was honored by Her Majesty The Queen with an honorary Doctor of Science Degree from Imperial College during its Centenary year in 2007.

Dr. Wong co-founded 'Future Waves Ltd' which provides some of the world's most efficient digital radio broadcast semiconductor chips. Dr. Wong has also greatly contributed to the application of a new branch of sensors to diagnose chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart failure - now major research topics in the Institute under his sponsorship.

Dr. Wong is also active in shaping public policy in Taiwan. He is one of the Co-Founders of the Taiwan Competitiveness Forum and he's also a Director of Taiwan Advocate. He is the author of "Taiwan, The Lost Country" which offers Dr. Wong's thoughts on a variety of issues, including democratic government, constitutional law, economic development, energy independence, health care, and relations with China.

Winston Wong is the eldest son of the late Taiwanese industrialist Yung Ching (Y.C.) Wang of the Formosa Plastics Group of companies.