Celia Wu 78F P21

Celia is the managing director for Global Press News Services, the social enterprise division for Global Press, an international news organization that builds independent news bureaus staffed by local women reporters in some of the world's least-covered places. She holds a master of arts from the Missouri School of Journalism, where her thesis project was on local news sustainability and innovation. Prior companies she worked for in consulting, revenue operations, and business development capacities include Vice Media LLC, The 614 Group (a management consultancy for digital media), Operative Media, MSNBC.com, and Microsoft. Celia spent 14 years living and working in Asia, moving there to join the launch team of STAR TV, Asia’s first satellite TV broadcaster. While in Asia, she went on to work as executive vice president & general manager for Turner Entertainment before joining Microsoft as general manager for MSN Asia. Celia began her career in television news on the production crew of ABC News 20/20, before moving to the business side with Public Television International.

Celia has been named a 2023-24 Fellow with the Reynolds Journalism Institute. She serves on the board of InvestigateWest, is active with the Asian American Journalists Association, and volunteers as a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate). With roots across three continents, Celia is a licensed basketball and soccer referee and a choir singer. At Hampshire, Celia's Division III was an oral history of women who were part of the Chinese diaspora in Latin America. She lives in the Seattle area and with her husband is a parent to four incredible adult children.