William J. Vogt is an experienced consultant and social media analyst who has published articles and a full-length book on modern China and the impact of information technology in emerging market countries. He has taught graduate seminars at Georgetown University and a survey of the Chinese Internet at the Catholic University of America. He has experience in global risk management serving public and private sector clients. He was also Founder and Managing Principal of Weilian Poder Global Consulting, a firm facilitating client engagement with senior business leaders in mainland China.

Vogt is a two-time graduate of Georgetown University, with a B.S. from the School of Foreign Service and an M.A. from the Communication, Culture, and Technology program. At Georgetown, he founded and led the university’s New Media in Asia Research Group and won a Hanban (Confucius Institute) scholarship to visit Nanjing University. He also studied in Beijing and Quito, Ecuador.