L. Lin Ong, PhD

Dr. L. Lin Ong obtained her PhD in Marketing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School. She also holds a master’s degree in International Affairs from the University of California, San Diego, with a concentration in International Management. Her research focuses on low-income marketplaces worldwide, especially in emerging economies, with a particular interest in the application of market-based solutions to poverty alleviation and small-scale entrepreneurship.

At Cal Poly Pomona, Dr. Ong teaches International Business, Marketing Strategy, and International Marketing Strategy. Prior to entering academia, Dr. Ong was a management consultant in Deloitte Consulting’s Strategy and Operations practice, where she advised companies in the telecommunications and retail industries on issues of international strategic planning and mergers and acquisitions. She currently consults with NGOs, non-profits, and for-profit businesses.

Education

• Master of Science (MS) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2013 — 2015)
• Masters in International Affairs (MIA) UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS) (2008 — 2010)
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Vanderbilt University (2001 — 2005)

Companies

• Board Member, Director of New Professionals Insights Association (2022)
• Assistant Professor of International Business and Marketing California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (2020)
• Research Scholar in Data Innovation, Carolina Population Center University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2018 — 2020)
• Professional Leave California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (2018 — 2020)
• Assistant Professor of International Business and Marketing Cal Poly Pomona (2016 — 2018)
• Lecturer and PhD Candidate, Marketing Department UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School (2010 — 2016)
• Graduate Research Assistant, Global Information Industry Center (GIIC) UC San Diego (2008 — 2010)
• Consultant, Strategy and Operations Deloitte Consulting (2007 — 2008)
• Business Analyst, Strategy & Operations Deloitte Consulting (2005 — 2007)