Alex Wong

Executive Director in Information Technology

Alex Wong is the Executive Director of Enterprise Infrastructure at The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), a role he has held since March 2019. In this position, he leads the Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) and is responsible for the development and execution of DTCC’s public cloud strategy, enhancing the organization’s multi-cloud platform capabilities to support business-critical applications.1

Wong's expertise extends to cyber resiliency, where he oversees the implementation of strategies to ensure recovery from cyber-attacks, thereby maintaining the integrity of financial operations. He also manages business-aligned delivery squads focused on automating infrastructure delivery and lifecycle management, which aligns with DevOps and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.1 2

Before joining DTCC, Wong held significant roles at Prudential Financial and Comcast, where he contributed to the development of critical infrastructure and cloud strategies. His experience spans over 30 years in the technology and engineering sectors, demonstrating a strong background in IT infrastructure management and strategic project execution.1

Highlights

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Experience

Executive Director, Information Technology at The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) (March 2019 - Present)

Director, Systems Dev & Architect - DevOps/SRE at Prudential Financial (2015 - 2019), Executive Director, Engineering Operations at Comcast (2009 - 2015), Senior Director, Search Production and Operations at Ask.com (2004 - 2008), Manager, Search Production at Ask.com (2002 - 2004), Principal Software Engineer at Tellium (2001 - 2002), Technical Consultant at Lucent Technologies (2000 - 2001), Member of Technical Staff at Lucent Technologies (1998 - 2000), Vice President of Technology at FreeEdu.com (2000), Member of Technical Staff at Lucent Technologies Bell Labs (1997), Consultant at AT&T (1995 - 1997), Teaching and Research Assistant at UCLA (1994 - 1995)

Education

Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Computer Science, Cornell University (1993 - 1994) Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Physics, National Taiwan University (1988 - 1992)