CELP Facilitators

Wes Hom, Former IBM Vice President and Managing Director; Executive advisor and co-developer of Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, Asian American Executive Program; Executive Advisor, Multiple Asian Community NGOs.

Wes was formerly a global executive at the IBM corporation. He has held several senior executive positions throughout Asia, Europe, and the US. He has been responsible for multiple international lines of business, global sales and operations, the Venture Capital Group, and business development assignments for emerging markets.

Wes was also the first Pan-Asian American to be appointed Executive Assistant in IBM's corporate office, serving the Chairman, CEO, President, CFO, and Senior Vice President of Human Resources.

He chaired IBM's Asian Diversity initiatives, where he was recognized as the "conscience & guardian" of the Asian community throughout IBM. Wes served on the boards of many professional and community organizations, such as the Business Advisory Council for the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) and international venture capital firms. He was recognized as one of the "Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business" by the Asian American Business Development Center and received the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) Dynamic Achievers Award.

Today, he advises on business development, diversity, equity and inclusion, leadership and talent development initiatives with major international universities, global corporations, and senior management teams.

Wes is an executive advisor and co-developer of Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, Asian American Executive Program. He also serves as an executive advisor to Ascend. He was previously an officer and served on Ascend's national board.

Wes has multiple degrees from NYU's Stern School Of Business. He was a member of IBM's Certified Client Director Profession through the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Amy Shang, Executive Advisor, Ascend National; Former HSBC - EVP, Strategic Implementation (Regulation) for North America

Amy has spent over 20 years in the financial services industry, with significant time spent in front office, support and consulting roles. Amy holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BS from Stanford University. Most recently she was EVP, Strategic Implementation (Regulation) for HSBC, North America, where she was responsible for coordinating key regulatory responses for the Bank including managing the implementation of the Dodd-Frank legislation. Prior to HSBC, she held positions at Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, Bear Stearns, Bank of America and MMG Partners.

Amy is a strong advocate for enhancing workplace diversity. While at HSBC, she was a member of US Diversity Council and served as Chairperson to the employee networking group for Asians and Pacific Islanders. Amy continues her advocacy efforts for the community as an Executive Advisor to ASCEND, the largest, non-profit Pan-Asian organization for business professionals in North America with the mission of enhancing the presence and influence of current and future Pan-Asian business leaders and serve as a collective voice for Pan-Asian business communities.

Amy and her husband live in Maryland and are recent empty nesters after sending their son off to college.