Alex Wang is the founder and CEO of 8D World which is building a virtual world for the global audience. Prior to 8D World, Alex was a founding team member and Vice President of Business Development at Emptoris, Inc., a leading Enterprise Supply and Contract Management software company. At Emptoris, Alex was responsible for global channel sales and Asia Pacific region, accounting for one-third of Emptoris' total revenue. Alex led Emptoris’ efforts to secure the world’s top two system integration firms, IBM and Accenture, as Emptoris’ sales channels and delivered numerous Global 1000 client wins to Emptoris. Alex also played a key role in several Emptoris' acquisitions and was instrumental to Emptoris raising over $50M venture capital. Prior to joining Emptoris, Alex held various sales, marketing, consulting, and project management positions at Lucent Technologies, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
Alex received BS in Applied Mechanics from Fudan University , PhD in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech where he won the Paul E Torgersen Best PhD Dissertation Award, and MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management where he received the Alumni Leadership Award. In his early engineering days, Alex was named by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) to the list of 100 outstanding young engineers.
