Janice Wong

Biography

Dr Janice Wong is an Assistant Professor in the Centre for Professional Communication at the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT). She brings over a decade of corporate experience in managing media, corporate communications and employee engagement for multinational companies in the banking and technology industries. 

A former journalist with Singapore Press Holdings, she wrote for various news channels such as The Straits Times before venturing into branding and public relations. Prior to joining SIT, she led global business communications for supply operations of the world’s largest agrochemical technology company headquartered in Switzerland. As a Prosci-certified change management practitioner, she is experienced in supporting C-suite level leaders and teams in steering change communications for large-scale transformation projects, as well as mergers and acquisitions.

She received a PhD in Business from Singapore Management University where her research focused on corporate internal communications and organisational culture change. Additionally, she holds a Master's in Mass Communication from Nanyang Technological University, where she was awarded the Pearson Education Gold Medal for being the most outstanding graduate of the programme. 

At SIT, she is passionate about empowering learners with practical industry-focused communication skills and supporting them in unlocking their full potential.