Po Chung

Po Chung is best known as Co-founder of DHL International, Asia Pacific and Chairman Emeritus of DHL Express (Hong Kong) Ltd. He was born in Macau and matriculated from St. Stephen's College, Hong Kong, in 1963. Thereafter, he attended university in the United States, earning his Bachelor of Science degree from California State University, Humboldt. He continued his education in the Stanford Executive Program in 1981 and after he retired he obtained the Master's Degree in Fine Art at the Royal...See more

Po Chung is best known as Co-founder of DHL International, Asia Pacific and Chairman Emeritus of DHL Express (Hong Kong) Ltd. He was born in Macau and matriculated from St. Stephen's College, Hong Kong, in 1963. Thereafter, he attended university in the United States, earning his Bachelor of Science degree from California State University, Humboldt. He continued his education in the Stanford Executive Program in 1981 and after he retired he obtained the Master's Degree in Fine Art at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University), Australia. In 1972 Po co-founded DHL International Limited, the Hong Kong-based company aligned with DHL Airways Inc. of California (DHL is now owned by Deutsche Post). A Board Member for many prominent companies, Po also devotes enormous time to his community, region, and world. He has served in leadership roles on the Hong Kong Tourism Board, the Ocean Park Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Arts Center, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the Hong Kong Management Association, the Hoover Institute (Stanford), and the Hong Kong Institute of Service Leadership & Management (HKI-SLAM). Especially close to his heart and current day-to-day efforts are his two foundations, the Po & Helen Chung Foundation created to promote quality education and educational reform in Hong Kong; and the Creative Initiatives Foundation, which encourages creative efforts on the part of nonprofit organizations and assists them in using proven business practices. As a philanthropist and thought leader, Po has been a shaping influence in Hong Kong's expansion of undergraduate education in its eight major UGC-funded institutions to four years from the previous three-year system. His many civic, academic, and business honors include Who's Who Among American Universities and Colleges, the Award of Business Excellence, Art Patron of the Year for the Hong Kong Artist Guild, Outstanding Overseas Chinese Entrepreneur for the Republic of China, Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE), Doctor of Fine Art Honoris Causa, SBS, and Justice of the Peace. He teaches a popular graduate course on Entrepreneurship, Creativity, and Innovation at the University of Hong Kong. In his leisure time, Po vigorously pursues his avocations as a Chinese calligrapher, a painter, a voracious reader, a classical music enthusiast, wine collector, photographer, and avid student of personal development. See less