About
Sungene Ryang, an associate partner, co-leads IDEO’s efforts in Asia. He focuses on strategic program and partner development in the region, concentrating on consumer-related corporations and organizations. He has a proven track record of developing and launching new businesses for large corporations and start-up organizations: He not only successfully launched one of the first Internet companies in China, but also spun-off various businesses initiatives for global conglomerates in Asia and Europe.
Prior to joining IDEO, Sungene worked as a senior strategist with Samsung and British Telecom, where he specialized in value creation and led new growth and innovation initiatives in emerging markets.
Sungene earned an MBA from the Graduate School of Management at the University of California at Davis and a bachelor’s degree in history from Oberlin College in Ohio.