George Chen

About

Shu "George" Chen is a Senior Fellow for the Centre for Civil Society and Governance at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), for which he has helped to launch and lead the Tech for Good Initiative. As a practitioner-scholar, George's career spans media, technology and policy for over two decades. Prior to the HKU, George served as Meta's first-ever Managing Director of Public Policy for Greater China, Mongolia, and Central Asia for more than seven years. George also served in various editorial and management positions for major media organisations in Hong Kong and Shanghai, including the South China Morning Post (SCMP), Reuters, and Dow Jones. George was the youngest Managing Editor appointed by the SCMP in its century-long history. In 2014 George was named by Yale University a Yale World Fellow. He was also a 2015 fellow of the US State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). George was awarded the Medal of Friendship in 2022 by the order of the President of Mongolia for his years-long contributions to Mongolia's IT industry development. George earned his Master of International and Public Affairs (with distinction) from the HKU, with concentration on US-China-Taiwan triangle relations. George speaks English, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese and his native Shanghai dialect.