Ivan Yong

Ivan Yong is a sales coach, organisational psychologist, engineer and author based in Hong Kong.

He has over 15 years of experience in sales and building businesses in multiple countries in Asia, including assisting multinationals from U.S., Japan and Europe in launching multi-million dollar businesses in the region both in growth and recessionary markets.

He is the founder of the angel investment group, Nanyang Angelz. He is also an Adjunct Professor with UNITAR International University (in Entrepreneurship & Social Innovation); he is a startup mentor for MDEC (an agency of the Malaysian Government); and he has been a mentor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong for a decade.

Ivan is an active member of the European Mentoring & Coaching Council (EMCC), where he is the Head of Global Social Responsibilities Initiatives, a Board member and Co-President for the Asia Pacific Region, and is an accredited coach.

Finally, as a language enthusiast, Ivan speaks 7 languages and is a member of The International Association of Hyperpolyglots (HYPIA).

Ivan is currently a PhD candidate in Applied Psychology with the University of Nottingham with a research focus on AI and Coaching. He also holds a MSc. In Organizational Psychology from University of London and a BEng. with Honours in Mechanical & Production Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.