Tien Wong

Tien Wong is a tech entrepreneur, CEO, and angel investor. He is CEO of Opus8, Inc. an investment and strategic advisory firm which helps raise capital for VC and PE funds, as well as early stage and middle market companies.

He is Founder and Host of the Big Idea CONNECTpreneur Forum, a community of over 9900 founders, CEOs, angels, VCs, CXOs and other business leaders on the East Coast. The community hosts bi-monthly Forums with upwards of 550 attendees, featuring VIP speakers, exciting presenting companies, and the best CXO to CXO networking in the region.

Mr. Wong received the 2001 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award and was inducted into the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Hall of Fame. He is a 2012 and 2013 Washington Business Journal “Power 100” selection as one of the region’s most influential leaders, and a 2018 and 2019 Washingtonian Magazine “Tech Titan.” He is a frequent lecturer at the University of Maryland and Georgetown University where he has been an Entrepreneur in Residence since 2012.

Mr. Wong’s board work includes: Maryland Venture Fund Authority; Montgomery County Economic Development Corp., Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce, The Washington Institute; and the Center for Innovative Technology GAP Fund. In the past, he was Chairman of the Executive Leadership Committee for the Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship; Trustee of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and on the Boards of the Maryland Tech Council, Association for Corporate Growth, and the Potomac Officer’s Club. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College.