Rex Hong

Rex Hong is the Director of CFAA since 2013. Prior to that, he was the Vice President and founding member of the organization.

As a full-time professional, Rex is the Senior Vice President, Manager of China Business Relationship, of Cathay Bank. Rex coordinates all China-related initiatives within the bank and works closely with the Chinese corporates, investors and high-net-worth clients to facilitate their financial needs in the United States.

Before joining Cathay Bank, Rex was the Co-Managing Director of the Asia Division of PFGBEST, which was one of the largest non-clearing U.S. Futures Commission Merchants and FX Brokerage firms. Rex launched the company’s Shanghai Representative Office in 2007; he was also instrumental in the establishment of BESTDirect Australia Pty Ltd in June 2012, and was licensed by the Australian Security and Investment Commission (ASIC) as Responsible Manager.

Rex holds Master of Public Administration degree from Columbia University, a Master degree of Economics from University of Nevada, Reno; he received Bachelor’s degree from Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics.