Denise Wong

Denise Wong is a Managing Director and co-head of the Sustainable Banking Group – Asia Pacific at Barclays based in Hong Kong. In this capacity, she focuses on understanding and supporting clients on their sustainability journey, providing holistic and strategic advice as they navigate the transition to a low carbon economy.

Denise has over 20 years of finance experience, most of which has been with Barclays in Hong Kong and New York. She was most recently a venture partner at a Silicon Valley-based venture capital fund and chief financial officer at one of Asia’s emerging alternative protein companies. Prior to that, Denise was with Barclays for 12 years, her last position being Head of Consumer & Retail, Asia Pacific ex-Japan Investment Banking.

Denise is a passionate advocate and champion for sustainability, diversity and inclusion, social entrepreneurship, and citizenship. She serves as senior sponsor for the Reach and Environmental networks at Barclays, held board and senior advisory positions at non-profit organisations and social enterprises, and spearheaded numerous successful shared value collaborations between corporates and NGOs in Hong Kong. Denise also volunteered her time as a mentor for Unreasonable Impact, Hong Kong University’s Lead for Life Character Leadership Programme, and Hong Kong University’s Entrepreneur Society.

Denise graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.