My work at Facebook is all about keeping the world open and connected, and I learned about the world greatly during my unforgettable time at Yale with my World Fellow colleagues, professors, and friends. Yale and the World Fellows Program will always feel like my family.
2014
Shu “George” Chen
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C.S. Ng World Fellow
Head of Public Policy, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mongolia
Facebook
Shu "George" Chen's career spans international media, academia, and now public policy. George joined Facebook in January 2016 as the company's first-ever Head of Public Policy for Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mongolia. In this role, George works with the governments, legislators, and other stakeholders on a wide range of policy issues from online safety to data privacy, and free expression to digital economy.
Prior to Facebook, George worked in the media sector for about 15 years, including being managing editor of the South China Morning Post. He also held editor and project manager positions at Reuters and Dow Jones in Hong Kong and Shanghai. George has been a five-times judge (2014-2018) for journalism awards of the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA).
An award-winning journalist, George has authored and edited three books: The Next Big Thing - How China Challenges Silicon Valley And Changes Global Landscape (2015); This is Hong Kong I Know (2014); and Foreign Banks in China (2011). George currently sits on the Board of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.
George was a 2015 fellow of the US State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program. He earned his Master's degree (distinction) for international and public affairs at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), with a concentration on the triangular US-China-Taiwan relations. He is also a doctoral candidate for public administration at HKU.
