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Deming Chen

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Ming Chen
Born
Deming Chen

(1970-11-18) November 18, 1970 (age 53)
New York City, United States
NationalityAmerican[1]
Occupation(s)Businesswoman, creative executive, author, television host
Board member ofEF Education First
Keswick Foundation
RelativesDehua Chen (sister)[2]
Detang Chen (brother)[3]

Deming Chen, also widely known as M I N G (born November 18, 1970) is an American businesswoman, creative executive, author, long distance runner,[4] marathoner[5] and former television host. She is Executive Vice President and Chief Culture Officer of EF Education First.[6][7][8][9] She is also a board member of Keswick Foundation, a Hong Kong-based philanthropic organization[10] and a brand ambassador of a London-based athletic wear company, Sweaty Betty.[11]

Early life and education

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Chen was born in New York City. She grew up in Millburn, New Jersey and attended Millburn Senior High School. In 1988, she went to Harvard College and was nominated Harvard Class Marshal of Eliot House.[12] She earned her Bachelor of Arts in East Asian studies in 1992.[13] She then began her career at an entertainment company, Media Assets, in Hong Kong. Later she attended Harvard Business School[14] and received her Master of Business Administration (MBA) in 1998.

Career

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After graduating from Harvard College, Chen started her career in Hong Kong as a television host of News Corporation’s Star TV.[13] She also worked in television as the co-host of the Children's Channel and then worked at Turner Broadcasting. Chen received her MBA from Harvard Business School upon which she joined EF Education First.[15] She serves as EF's Chief Culture Officer and Executive Vice President.[16][17] She has helped to launch the EF's English Proficiency Index and has worked with EF affiliate, Hult International Business School.

Publications

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"Sassparilla's New Shoes" is her first published children's book co-authored with her identical twin sister Dehua Chen.[13] In 1999, the book was published by E.M. Press.[18][19] The twin sisters co-authored another children's book named "Ling Ling Looked in the Mirror" illustrated by Mariko Jesse and published by Chameleon Press in 2001.[20][21] Chen and her twin sister appeared as vampiric characters in Melissa de la Cruz’s Blue Bloods series as Deming Chen, Angel of Mercy, and Dehua Chen, Angel of Immortality. UK publisher Lantana Publishing has slated their third book, Escape: One Day We Had to Run for May 2021.[22][23] "Escape; One Day We Had To Run" received a Kirkus starred review and is longlisted for a 2022 UK Literary Association Book Award.[24][25]

Awards

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Established in 2014, the Women of Hope (WOH) awards was established to recognize the influential women of Hong Kong who campaign and champion the calls for social justice that benefit women, children and the community at large. In 2016, the WOH honoured 8 women from different industries and Ming Chen has been honoured with an Award under Children's Advocate category.[26][27]

References

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  1. ^ "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Ming Chen, Jelmar de Jong". The New York Times. December 1, 2002. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "WEDDINGS; Wah Chen, Edward Renwick". The New York Times. July 8, 2001. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "Mary Liu and Jay Chen". The New York Times. August 9, 2008. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  4. ^ Yee, Blythe (May 5, 2006). "When Play Is Hard Work". Wall Street Journal.
  5. ^ Yee, Blythe. "When Play Is Hard Work".
  6. ^ "The WSJ's Deborah Kan speaks with the Executive Vice President of EF Education". The Wall Street Journal. March 2, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  7. ^ "EF Education First – The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong". Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  8. ^ "Ming Chen, AB East Asian Studies '92, MBA '98 – Executive Vice President of EF Education First ("EF")". Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  9. ^ "Alumni HBS". November 2019.
  10. ^ "The Keswick Foundation". Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  11. ^ "Diary Of A Workout Wardrobe – Ming Chen". March 10, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  12. ^ "Class Marshal List Down To 16 – News – The Harvard Crimson". The Harvard Crimson. October 9, 1991. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  13. ^ a b c "Columbia College Today Nov '99". Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  14. ^ "It's a Small World". Harvard Business School Alumni. 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  15. ^ "EF Shanghai Deaf Charity Press Release". Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  16. ^ "Ramy Inocenio speaks with EF Education First's executive vice president Ming Chen about an online testing service that may disrupt the language industry". The Wall Street Journal. September 12, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  17. ^ "英孚教育聋儿"集善"资助项目上海启动". Shanghai Hotline. September 9, 2011. Archived from the original on November 1, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  18. ^ Sassparilla's New Shoes- Amazon.com.uk – Ming Chen, Wah Chen. ASIN 1880664267.
  19. ^ "July–August 1999 Sister Act – Harvard Magazine". Harvard Magazine. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  20. ^ "Ling Ling Looked in the Mirror – StoriesAlive". Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  21. ^ "Ming and Wah Chen – StoriesAlive". Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  22. ^ "Escape: One Day We Had to Run".
  23. ^ "Twitter".
  24. ^ "QUALITY LONGLISTS FOR THE 2022 UKLA BOOK AWARDS". UKLA. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  25. ^ ESCAPE | Kirkus Reviews.
  26. ^ "Women of Hope".
  27. ^ "SCMP Education Community Article".
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