George Krompacky

George Krompacky received a BA in English literature from Rutgers University; an MA from Cornell University in East Asian studies; and an MA in East Asian languages and literatures from Yale University, where his PhD work centered on Chinese fiction and drama of the Ming dynasty. He has taught Chinese language at Yale University and Hamilton College.

Krompacky joined the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center in 2005 and served as program coordinator of the Stanford Program on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship until January 2011. Prior to coming to Stanford University he was associate director of international education and fellowships and the Light Fellowship coordinator at Yale University from 1999 to 2002.