Karen Wong is a cultural producer and creative strategist developing platforms that empower diverse artists by creating new opportunities, marketplaces, and business models. She is currently the inaugural chief brand officer of the New Museum, where she was deputy director from 2012-2021. During her tenure as deputy director, Wong cofounded the initiatives IDEAS CITY, a malleable platform exploring the future of cities with the belief that art and culture are essential to our metropolises; NEW INC, the first museum-led incubator for art, technology, and design; and ONX Studio (2019-present), a mixed-reality accelerator and exhibition space. She is an adjunct assistant professor at Columbia GSAPP and co-author of the artist monograph Making MSCHF which will be published by Phaidon in 2025. Wong sits on the nonprofit boards of Apex for Youth, Arbutus, National Sawdust, Rhizome, and the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center.