{"id":826,"date":"2023-03-21T14:01:43","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T14:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/?page_id=826"},"modified":"2025-07-31T14:14:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T18:14:11","slug":"826-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/index.php\/826-2\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"277\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WongToby_Cropped-277x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WongToby_Cropped-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WongToby_Cropped-945x1024.jpg 945w, https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WongToby_Cropped-768x832.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WongToby_Cropped-100x108.jpg 100w, https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WongToby_Cropped-150x163.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WongToby_Cropped-200x217.jpg 200w, https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WongToby_Cropped-300x325.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WongToby_Cropped-450x488.jpg 450w, https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WongToby_Cropped-600x650.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WongToby_Cropped-900x976.jpg 900w, https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WongToby_Cropped.jpg 1037w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Toby G. Wong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Toby G. Wong, BComm (Hons), CPACC<\/strong>, ADAC<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lake Forest, IL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Toby Wong is a Board Director, global business executive and consumer marketer with P&amp;L experience over 25 years in Fortune 100, sports and new businesses. As a dual U.S. and Canadian citizen who has lived abroad (Asia, Europe, North America), Toby is a catalyst with an innovation and growth track record, launching brands and business in highly competitive consumer industries. She is open to Corporate Advisor and Board Director roles that capitalize on strengths in new revenue streams, innovation, brand strategy, global marketing, communications, crisis management and sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toby is Principal of Toby Wong Consulting where she delivers marketing and communications for clients (sports, technology, apparel, beverage). As a late-deafened board director, Toby is deeply committed to continuous education, including adding crisis communications and accessibility certifications as well as corporate director education and reputation training to her business education (Harvard, Northwestern, Queen\u2019s).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of Gold House\u2019s ecosystem championing Asian Pacific leaders, Toby is a Board Director candidate for their One House Leadership Coalition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toby\u2019s current and recent board work includes serving as a non-executive independent director on the Board, Nominating &amp; Governance Committee and Entertainment Advisory Board for Disability Belongs \u2014 a national organization fostering accessible and inclusive spaces for people with disabilities; Advisor for the Collective Visibility global women\u2019s sports platform (70 countries, 57 languages); and Advisor on the U.S. Census Bureau\u2019s National Advisory Committee that advises on federal census policies, agency communications and operations. Toby also serves on the Forbes Communications Council, authoring articles and sharing expert insights in Forbes. Building next-gen innovation, Toby served as Business Mentor for Remarkable\u2019s global tech start-up accelerator and Judge for the Ignition Innovation Competition for global sports tech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toby\u2019s global experience includes progressive revenue and marketing executive roles at Team USA, Axient Communications, Nike and Coca-Cola. Highlights include co-launching Coca-Cola USA\u2019s sports marketing group and leading strategy, contracts and activation (NHL, NBA, etc.); serving as Nike\u2019s first Global Women\u2019s Brand Director; launching Nike\u2019s Inner Actives performance apparel business with its historic USWNT Brandi Chastain global sports bra debut at Women\u2019s World Cup; and launching Octane media experience via the U.S. debut of full-screen streaming Olympic media content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Team USA\u2019s Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Toby served as primary revenue creator, including unprecedented Year 1 revenue for Olympic, Paralympic and Pan American Games. Toby\u2019s sphere of impact covered Team USA\u2019s broad ecosystem of 125+ marketing team; athletes; partners (NBC Sports, sponsors, suppliers); and governance (Board of Directors, 40+ National Governing Bodies, IOC, 190+ National Olympic Committees (NOCs)). Toby broke a 108-year-old barrier as its highest\u2010ranking female staff executive (non-volunteer), first female, Asian and Canadian CMO at the world\u2019s largest NOC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BOARD MEMBERSHIPS AND COMMITTEE EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Board Director; Governance &amp; Nominating Committee Member and Entertainment Industry Advisor, Disability Belongs (US; 2024\u2013present)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advisor, Collective Visibility global women\u2019s sports platform (Global: 2025\u2013present)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advisor, US Census Bureau National Advisory Committee (US; 2024\u20132025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advisory Board Director &amp; Entertainment Industry Advisor, RespectAbility (US; 2023\u20132024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Board Director Candidate, Gold House\u2019s One House Leadership Coalition (US; 2024\u2013present)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Member, National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) (US; 2025\u2013present)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Member, Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) (Canada; 2023\u2013present)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Member, International Association of Professionals (IAAP); Association of Late-Deafened Adults (US; 2022\u2013present)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business Mentor, Remarkable Global Tech Accelerator (US; 2022\u20132025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Member and Social Media Lead, Class Fundraising Committee, Queen\u2019s University Smith School of Business (Canada and US; 2014\u20132019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Board Member, Projects Committee, University of Chicago Women\u2019s Board (US; 2006\u20132007)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Board Member, NW China Council (US; 1998\u20132000)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Board Member, Starlight Children\u2019s Foundation (US; 1995) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vice-President, Communications, Queen\u2019s Business Club (Canada; 1986\u20131988)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Currently participating in National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Accelerate and NACD Directorship Certification program (June 2025\u2013present)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Currently participating in Reputation Management Certification, Public Relations Society of America<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advanced Crisis Communications &amp; Reputation Management Certificates, Public Relations Society of America (2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social Media Marketing Specialization Certification, Northwestern University (2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Certificate for Communicators, Ragan Communications (2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC), International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) (2022; renewed in 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator Training Certification Program (ACTCP), Final Certificate and Advanced Training Certificates in Title III Business and ADA Employment, University of Missouri, College of Human &amp; Environmental Sciences, School of Architectural Studies (2021)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strategic Marketing Management Executive Education Program Certificate, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration (1996)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), Queen\u2019s University (1984)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>Updated July 31, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toby G. Wong, BComm (Hons), CPACC, ADAC Lake Forest, IL Toby Wong is a Board Director, global business executive and consumer marketer with P&amp;L experience over 25 years in Fortune 100, sports and new businesses. As a dual U.S. and &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/index.php\/826-2\/\">  Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-826","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=826"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1594,"href":"https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/826\/revisions\/1594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}