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Alan Wong

Alan Wong

Capital One

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Alan's work combines: Numbers, Business, and Helping People

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Day In The Life

Director, CRA Compliance

I run data and analysis to make sure my bank is in compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act.

Skills & Education

Here's the path I took:

  • High School

  • Bachelor's Degree

    Banking and Financial Support Services

    University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Graduate Degree

    Banking and Financial Support Services

    SOAS University of London, England

Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Compliance Managers:

High School

Bachelor's Degree: Banking and Financial Support Services

Graduate Degree: Banking and Financial Support Services

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Life & Career Milestones

My path in life has been direct

  • 1.

    First, I started participating in mentoring program that got me started with CRA.

  • 2.

    I took a consulting job.

  • 3.

    Survived a year working at Wall Street in an investment bank.

  • 4.

    Got into Harvard University and am studying my Master in Information System Management.

Defining Moments

How I responded to discouragement

  • THE NOISE

    Your English and writing are bad.

  • How I responded:

    No one is good at everything at start. However, if you do not find ways to improve your weakness, you will still be bad in the future. Keep learning and improving yourself. Improvement may be slow, but if you are able to do just a little better than yesterday, you will become great sooner than your thought.

Experiences and challenges that shaped me

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  • If you want people to understand you, you need to first try to understand the others.