Douglas Ng
About Douglas Ng
Douglas Ng serves as the Launch Chief of Staff at the Digital Data Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard Business School, where he has worked since 2023. He has a diverse background in technology and education, holding various roles at prestigious institutions and focusing on the intersection of artificial intelligence and emotional intelligence.
Current Role at Harvard Business School
Douglas Ng serves as the Head of Design at the Digital Data Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard Business School since 2023. In this role, he focuses on integrating design principles into digital data initiatives. He also holds the position of Launch Chief of Staff at the same institute, where he is responsible for overseeing the launch of new projects and initiatives. His work is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Previous Experience at Harvard
Prior to his current roles, Douglas Ng worked at Harvard Business Publishing as Associate Director of Product Incubator from 2019 to 2022. He also served as a Digital Strategy Course Developer at Harvard Business School Online from 2021 to 2023. Additionally, he was a Research Scientist at the D^3 Institute for a brief period in 2022 to 2023, contributing to research and development in digital data design.
Educational Background
Douglas Ng holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from The University of Georgia, where he studied Telecommunication (Media) Arts. He also earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Georgia - Terry College of Business. Currently, he is pursuing a Master of Arts in Instructional Technology & Media at Columbia University.
Teaching Roles and Engagements
Douglas Ng has held various teaching positions, including Instructor of Technology at UC Irvine since 2017 and at Columbia University since 2022. He is also an Instructor of Digital Transformation at Dartmouth College since 2023. His teaching focuses on technology and its applications in education and business.
Contributions to Technology and Education
Douglas Ng has actively contributed to discussions on technology in education. He presented at the Intel IOTG Leadership Summit on the future of technology-enabled education and participated in the All Tech is Human Summit, focusing on tech ethics in higher education. He has also delivered workshops on data-driven digital advertising and engaged in discussions about the role of management education in the context of emerging technologies.