Greg Wong's Biography

Greg is a strategic brand communicator who connects people and catalyzes social innovation. With expertise in crafting narrative concepts and visualizing communications, Greg activates social engagement for real world impact. He is currently based in New York City as a Creative Director and Social Catalyst and consults on projects, brands, and organizations nationwide. Greg started out working in advertising 12 years ago in account management for various Microsoft campaigns at McCann San Francisco. He later transitioned to design direction at various branding and advertising firms in Los Angeles and New York City, before launching his own communications partnership, the Longitude. Greg has consulted to a wide range large corporate, small business boutiques and non-profit clients across the country. He has also works in community formation with adept social media prowess. Greg has a degree in mass communications from U.C. Berkeley and secondary degree in graphic design from the Pasadena Art Center College of Design. Extending beyond crafting visuals and design, Greg works to launch new movements for social innovation. Greg serves on the Board of Directors for Restore NYC, a non-profit that is dedicated to the holistic rescue of internationally sex-trafficked women in New York City. Restore was recently recognized in the New York Times by Nicholas Kristof and the Wall Street Journal. Greg is also the co-founder for Hello Rewind and was ranked at the top of Bloomberg Businessweek's 2010 list of America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs.