LORETTA PANG

Senior Consultant, Asia-Pacific

Loretta Pang’s career in the education field spans over 20 years. Her experiences cover fundraising and grant making; all aspects of external relations (alumni, public and media, government, Greater China, and international); continuing education and executive education programs (for senior government officers, seniorcorporate executives and professionals from the Chinese Mainland).

Prior to joining Brakeley, Loretta was head of development and public affairs at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) where she worked since its inception. She started the development office and despite the university’s young age, steadily built up a sizeable donation portfolio. In her last year at HKUST, Loretta, led the development team to successfully raise over US $45 million; while serving as Special Advisor to the President (Development).

A native of Hong Kong, Loretta spent many years studying and working in Europe and the United States, including 8 years as Simultaneous Interpreter (Chinese, English, French) at the United Nations Secretariat in New York. Returning to Hong Kong, she worked in non-profit organisations, including a Hong Kong-based education foundation which she headed, focused on supporting short-term executive and professional education for Mainland Chinese.

Loretta was awarded the Chevalière dans l’ordre des Palmes académiques by the French Ministry of Education for advancement of French culture and a Friendship Award for Foreign Experts by a provincial government of the People’s Republic of China for her contributions in education in China. Loretta obtained her first degree in languages from the University of Geneva, and a Master of Educational Administration from the University of New England.

Since joining Brakeley, Loretta has consulted with the Morrison Academy (Taiwan), the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, the City University of Hong Kong and the Western Academy of Beijing.

Active in community services, Loretta volunteers her time to schools and women organisations in Hong Kong.