As President of Travel Channel, Laureen Ong is responsible for building brand strategy, developing programming and talent to increase ratings and creating new business opportunities for the network. Ong is a pioneer of cable TV, with extensive media experience in sales, marketing, programming and management. She got her start more than 30 years ago with SportsVision in Chicago. Ong was founding president of the National Geographic Channel. Ong's honors include Woman of the Year from Women in Cable Television (WICT); the Vision Award from the Washington Chapter of Women in Film and Video; and designation as a Wonder Woman in recognition of her significant accomplishments in cable. She has served on the boards of advisors of the National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) and of the Committee of 100, an association of influential Chinese-Americans. Ong holds a master’s degree from Columbia University and a bachelor’s from Montclair State University.