Dominic Ng

Early life and education

In 1959, Ng was born in Hong Kong.

Ng holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Houston, an honorary doctor of law degree from Occidental College and an honorary fellowship from Lingnan University in Hong Kong.

Career

Ng spent ten years as a Certified Public Accountant with Deloitte & Touche in Houston and Los Angeles. Ng was president of Seyen Investment.

In 1991, Ng joined East West Bank. Ng is the Chairman and CEO of East West Bancorp, Inc. and East West Bank, where its headquarter is in Pasadena, California.

Ng currently serves on the board of Mattel, Inc. (NYSE: MAT) and STX Entertainment. He is a member of the University of Southern California Board of Trustees, and a member of the Board of Overseers of the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. Dominic Ng is also a member of the Los Angeles Committee, a newly appointed committee established by the Berggruen Institute.

In 2000, Ng became a member of Committee of 100. From 2011 to 2014, Ng served as Chairman of the Committee of 100.

From 2005 to 2011, he served on the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Los Angeles Branch. Dominic Ng’s previous board service also includes the Asia Society, Los Angeles Mayor’s Trade Advisory Council, United Way of Greater Los Angeles, PacifiCare Health Systems (formerly NYSE: PHS), Town Hall Los Angeles, The Anderson School at UCLA, and California State Treasurer’s Financial Institutions Advisory Committee (chair), among other organizations.

Business and community leadership in the U.S.

Named by Forbes as one of the 25 most notable Chinese Americans and one of the 100 most influential people in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Times, Dominic Ng is also known for his business and community leadership. In 2016, Mr. Ng received The United Way Alexis de Tocqueville Award presented by United Way Worldwide that recognizes his exceptional and sustained engagement and philanthropic leadership. He was the first Asian American campaign chair for United Way of Greater Los Angeles in 2000. Centered on promoting the importance of philanthropy and the benefits of supporting high-impact charities such as the United Way, Dominic Ng’s campaign raised record funds, broke a long-standing ethnic barrier, and now serves as a model and best practice for United Way chapters and other charities around the country.

Promoting Chinese culture in the U.S.

Dominic Ng has been a key leader in bringing Chinese culture and art to major U.S. institutions, including the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, Bowers Museum, and was honored by the USC Pacific Asia Museum in 2014. His vision to bring the best of contemporary Chinese art to a larger audience inspired a groundbreaking collaboration between East West Bank and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) that resulted in a new addition to MOCA’s permanent collection.

Frequent speaker on global forums

Dominic Ng is a frequent speaker on U.S.-China relations, economics, finance, banking, philanthropy and other topics. He has addressed business, political, academic and civic audiences in the U.S. and Greater China, including Boao Forum for Asia, China-United States Exchange Foundation, Asia Society, Committee of 100, Chinese CEO Organization, Federal Reserve Bank, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation, Milken Institute, the United States Conference of Mayors and United Way.

Honors and awards

Dominic Ng has received wide recognition for his visionary leadership.