Ting Wei Li

Ting Wei Li is the IOC’s Communications Manager and Administrator. In this role, he facilitates the IOC’s branding, messaging, and design strategies, manages events, and supervises student staff.

Prior to joining the IOC, Ting was a graduate of Boston University’s College of Arts & Sciences, magna cum laude, majoring in Political Science and History. Born in China, raised in Boston, and an alumnus of the Boston Public School system, he loves the unique and rich history of the city he has continually called home. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Chinatown Main Street, a Boston nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting and promoting Boston Chinatown’s commercial and residential interests. Previously, he was a lead staffer at Chinatown Main Street, overhauling the organization’s website, managing student interns, and expanding outreach—on social media and on the ground—to residents and visitors alike. He was also a communications intern for MA State Senator and Judiciary Co-Chair Jamie Eldridge, where he created consistent branding guidelines and sample designs for the Senator’s team that are still in use. While an undergraduate student at BU, he served two terms as Director of Communications in Student Government, Editor-in-Chief of the Pre-Law Review, and Digital Director of the International Relations Review.

Ting likes reading the latest news headlines, scientific periodicals, and manga in his free time. He also enjoys photography, working out, playing video games, book browsing at Brookline Booksmiths and other bookstores, spending time with his cats, Mimi (a ragdoll) and Meng Meng (an orange British Longhair), and traveling around Boston and beyond. He can speak Taishanese, Cantonese, Mandarin, and a bit of Japanese; additionally, he studied Latin for six years. He is currently an MSCP Candidate at the City Planning & Urban Affairs Program at Metropolitan College and was elected President of its Urban Planning Association for the 2026-2027 year.