S Alice Mong is the executive director of Asia Society Center Hong Kong. For the past ten years, she has been focused on running the centre as an arts, cultural and educational space.
“I wanted to become a diplomat. [That] connection with people was always something I was drawn to,” she says. She speaks to Tatler about the significance of creating a safe environment for individuals to share their stories and how a setback during university ultimately led her on her path to success.
Describe what you do in one sentence.
I’m the executive director of the Asia Society Hong Kong Center (ASHK), a global non-profit with offices in 16 cities