Dr Wong is career banker and have worked 32 years in various financial institutions in the areas of International Banking, Offshore Banking, Wholesale Banking, Consumer Banking, Operations, and Information Technology. His career started in RHB Bank, progressed to Standard Chartered Bank Wholesale Banking and Consumer Banking. In 2010, he joined Maybank and later was posted to Hong Kong for an international assignment to cover Greater China, Indochina, and Philippines. He held senior management positions in these banks including chairmanships and directorships in industry representations namely BAFTA in New York, ASEAN Banking Association in Singapore, HKACEF in Hong Kong and International Chambers of Commerce (ICC), Malaysia.
Dr Wong is currently a Fellow at Universiti Malaya (UM) attached to the Faculty of Business and Economics and an active researcher on ESG in the Finance sector. He also sits on the Board of Malaysian Institute of Management (MIM), Independent Non-Executive Director for Wavpay Fintech Group and; Advisor Board Member for CoKeeps Digital Asset Custodian.
Dr Wong is a member of AICB, Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia {ICDM} and Member of Singapore Institute of Directors (SID) and a fellow of MIM.