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Syl Tang is an American journalist, futurist and trend tracker. She is the author of Disrobed, a pop economics book, published by Rowman & Littlefield. She is also the founder and current CEO and founder of HipGuide.

Early life and career
Syl Tang was born in France. She attended UNIS (the United Nations International School) and graduated in 1990 from Mamaroneck High School. In 1994, she earned a bachelor's degree in industrial and labor relations with concentrations in economics and law from Cornell University.

Tang began her career at Ward Howell in New York, as a management consultant in 1994 restructuring C-level teams for companies including Schering Plough and Smith Barney. In 1995, she went to work for Accenture running structural planning for Global New Business Models before leaving to start HipGuide in 1998.

Journalistic history and influence
In 2005, Tang began contributing to the Financial Times, and has written a large number of articles on the confluence of world events and how we consume  documenting many trends. She has also been a contributor to Vogue China, The Hollywood Reporter, Grazia, Forbes , Star Magazine, AM New York, The New York Times, InStyle. Her book, Disrobed, which has received advance praise from analysts and partners at McKinsey & Co., George Washington University, the CIA, Millennium Hotels and Grey Goose, is published by Rowman & Littlefield.

Tang appeared as herself on the Sundance Channel’s 2006 TV documentary 8-episode series on designer Ozwald Boateng, “The House of Boateng ”, which was produced by Ben Silverman during his time at Reveille Productions.

Books

 * Disrobed (2017) ISBN 9781442270992