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Yishan Wong (Chinese: 黃易山; pinyin: Huáng Yìshān) is an American engineer and entrepreneur who was CEO of Reddit from March 2012 until his resignation in November 2014. With Niniane Wang he is also co-founder of the Mountain View coworking space Sunfire Offices, and was an advisor at Quora.
Yishan Wong is the founder and CEO of Terraformation Inc., a company that aims to restore forests and solve the climate crisis. He has a background in engineering and computer science, and has worked at PayPal and Reddit.
Jun 9, 2021 · Yishan Wong applies Silicon Valley know-how to restore actual valleys, forests, and other green areas.
Apr 4, 2024 · Yishan Wong left Big Tech to focus on global reforestation and carbon removal. He shares how scalability, reliability, and social impact are key lessons from his tech career.
Apr 17, 2023 · Yishan Wong talks Fortune through his résumé including the advice former boss Mark Zuckerberg gave him at Facebook, and nearly founding WeWork before WeWork.
Yishan Wong left the tech sector to focus on his favourite climate technology: trees. He is building a company that aims to plant a trillion trees and extract carbon from the atmosphere.
Yishan Wong. Founder & CEO. Engineer and climate activist. Specializes in rapid growth tech impact. Ex-engineer at PayPal, Facebook. Ex-CEO of Reddit. Berry Kennedy. Chief Operating Officer & VP of Operations. Turns insight into action. Delivering great experiences and results for forest creators and partners. Ex-Built, Uber, FMCN.org. Damien Kuhn.
