Lee-Rong Wang
Independent Director
Achievement
Lee-Rong has served as Director of The Center for Economic Forecasting at Chung-Hua Institution For Economic Research for over 5 years, and has been the Chief Economist of CTBC Bank.
She has also served as Vice President of Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance, and Independent Director of Farmers Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of Taiwan, and Reliance Securities, among many positions.
When Lee-Rong served as Standing Director of FinTech Industry Development Association (FIDA), she made suggestions on “Financial Regulatory Sandbox” and “Open Banking” and both were accepted by FSC for implementation,and succeeded in lobbying the legislators to include FinTech as one of the relevant industries under “Organizational Law of Ministry of Digital Affairs” and the government to set up the Ministry of Digital Affairs.
She has published a book on regulatory and financial technologies in 2019, and another on digital currency in 2021.
When Lee-Rong served as Standing Director of FinTech Industry Development Association (FIDA), she made suggestions on “Financial Regulatory Sandbox” and “Open Banking” and both were accepted by FSC for implementation,and succeeded in lobbying the legislators to include FinTech as one of the relevant industries under “Organizational Law of Ministry of Digital Affairs” and the government to set up the Ministry of Digital Affairs.
She has published a book on regulatory and financial technologies in 2019, and another on digital currency in 2021.
Career Highlight
Vice President and Director
Financial Research Institute of Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance
Chief Economist
CTBC Bank
Independent Director
Farmers Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of Taiwan
Independent Director
Reliance Securities, KGI Bank.
“Following China Development Finance Holding’s (“CDFH”) “Accelerate Digital” and ”Customer Focus” strategies, KGI Securities and KGI Futures have helped customers to invest more smartly and easily by innovating their digital journey, and have therefore won various awards on digital finance innovation and excellent services.”
Education & Honor
Washington University, U.S.
PhD, Economics
National Taiwan University
Master, Economics
Hosted 2017, 2019 and 2020 Industrial Development Bureau’s digital talent project, winning 3 awards
Key Experience
Economist with FinTech knowledge
•PACAP Research Fellow, 1997 to 1998 (Sandra Ann Morsilli Pacific-Basin Capital Markets Research Center)
•Selected as an elite in finance and economics by Taiwan External Trade Development Council.
•Invited by SSE to conduct the research on establishing a common currency in Asia in 1999.
•Invited by The Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) to conduct "The Impact of the Internationalization of the Renminbi on Asian Economies” research.
•Selected as an elite in finance and economics by Taiwan External Trade Development Council.
•Invited by SSE to conduct the research on establishing a common currency in Asia in 1999.
•Invited by The Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) to conduct "The Impact of the Internationalization of the Renminbi on Asian Economies” research.
