Extraordinary Chinese Americans

Pin Tai

Walter Wang

Accomplished entrepreneur and philanthropist

Ronnie Chan

Eminent leader in philanthropy

John Chiang

Innovative politician and State Treasurer, California

Anla Cheng

Founder & CEO, SupChina

Oscar Tang

Expert on Chinese Culture and Art, noted philanthropist

Buck Gee

Expert in tech industry and corporate executive leadership

Chien Chung (Didi) Pei

Prominent architect

Ming Hsieh

President and Founder Fulgent Therapeutics / LA Regional Chair

Ta-Lin Hsu

Pioneer, Asian venture capital and private equity

Donald Tang

Veteran Investment Banker

Leslie Wong

President, San Francisco State University

Yue-Sai Kan

Emmy-Winning TV Producer and Host

Lawrence B. Low

Chief Legal Officer, Orrick

Maeley Tom

Trailblazer in Asian American politics

Robert Lee

Chairman of the Board, Blue Shield of California

Kenneth Fong

Venture capitalist and entreprenueur / Northern California Regional Chair

Lily Lee Chen

First ever Chinese-American female mayor in the U.S.

David D. Ho

Innovative AIDs research scientist

Michelle Kwan

Olympic Medalist and Senior AdviserU.S. Department of State

Harry Gee, Jr.

Accomplished attorney and humanitarian

Nelson Dong

Leading expert in domestic and international technology and intellectual property

Zheng Cao

1966-2013

Chiling Tong

Wu Fu Chen

Serial entrepreneur and renowned venture investor

Mei-Wei Cheng

International tech buisness leader

Teddy Zee

Hollywood Producer

John S. Chen

Executive Chairman and CEO at BlackBerry

Charles P. Wang

President, Chinese American Cultural & Art Association

Joan Chen

Internationally accredited actress and director

Adeline Yen Mah

New York Times bestselling author, a doctor, and Founder & President of the Falling Leaves Foundation

Robert W. Gee

Political consultant and advisor / Washington D.C. Regional Chair

Frank H. Wu

Distinguished Professor, University of California

David Lee

Co-founder and Managing General Partner of Clarity Partner

Gordon H. Chang

Critically acclaimed author and historian

Weiming Lu

Internationally recognized urban planning and development advisor

Ted Wang

Global equities trading and investing veteran

Ming Chen Hsu

International business specialist and consultant

Jerry Yang

Co-Founder Yahoo!

Micheline Chau

Successful Hollywood business executive

Richard T. Cheng

Renowned professor of computer science

Paul C. W. Chu

Accomplished scientist and professor

Hao Jiang Tian

Internationally-renowned opera singer

Gary Locke

The first Chinese-American ambassador to China

Wallace Loh

President, University of Maryland , Chair, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council

Wilson Chu

Leader in M&A practice

Ed Chan

Corporate leader in sustainable growth

Dun Tan

World-renowned artist, composer, and conductor

Gareth Chang

Distinguished aerospace and digital technology executive

Stanley Wang

Founder, President and CEO of Pantronix Corporation

Daniel Chao

Corporate and Non-Profit Executive

Andrea Wong

International president, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Calvin Tsao

Prominent Contemporary Architect

Charlie Sie

1934-2013

Iris Chang

1968-2004

Philip Ma

Biotechnology Executive and Entrepreneur

Dominic Ng

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of East West Bank

Jay Xu

Director and Pioneer, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

Wing T. Chao

World renowned master planner, architect and designer

David C. Chang

Distinguished academic and leader in civic engagement

Alice Young

Lawyer and Business Advisor

John Young

1920 - 2013

Debra Wong Yang

Accomplished Lawyer and Partner of a global law firm

Nancy Yuan

Senior Vice President and Director of the Washington Office

Wan Ling Martello

Executive VP and Head of Asia, Oceania & Africa Zone at Nestle

Anthony Sun

Industry leader, information technology

Clarence Kwan

Financial advisor and management specialist

Shau-wai Lam

Shao Kuang Ting

Contemporary Artist

H. Roger Wang

Real-Estate Entrepreneur

Jackson Tai

Prominent Investment banker and leader in finance industry

William Wang

Founder, VIZIO

Don Liu

Accomplished Professor of Ophthalmology

Lulu C. Wang

Money management specialist

Lip-Bu Tan

Tech Executive and Venture Capitalist

Jenny J. Ming

Retail Entrepreneur and CEO

Stewart Kwoh

Nationally recognized civil rights leader

Dali Yang

Professor, University of Chicago

Chi-Foon Chan

Technology visionary and strategist

Dennis Wu

Professional CPA expert

Weili Dai

Pioneer in the semi-conductor industry

Charlie Woo

International Entrepreneur

Maya Lin

Internationally acclaimed artist

Linda Tsao Yang

Former U.S. Ambassador and first woman Executive Director appointed

Pehong Chen

Pioneering e-business leader

Howard Li

International business leader / Greater China Regional Chair

Norman Liu

Highly regarded business executive

Brian Wong

John Fugh

1934-2010

Morgan Chu

Distinguished intellectual property and trial lawyer

Lanhee Chen

Policy expert, Stanford University

Yo-Yo Ma

World Famous cellist and philanthropist

Anne Chow

Communications industry leader

Douglas Hsu

Chairman & CEO of Far Eastern Group

Yu (Ben) Meng

Henry Yang

Chancellor, UC Santa Barbara

Weiming Tu

Ethicist and the world’s leading Confucian scholar

J. Michael Chu

Accomplished investment specialist

Peter Liu

Pioneer and venture capitalist

Matthew F.C. Miau

Pioneer in Taiwan's high tech industry

Wei Sun Christianson

International business leader

Ken Xie

Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Fortinet

Anna Mok

Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP

James M. Li

Accomplished business leader in the finance industry

Yuan Yuan Tan

Internationally-renowned ballerina

David K. Y. Tang

Accomplished lawyer and partner of a global law firm

Paul C. Lin

Cross-border corporate transaction specialist

John Sie

Founder of Starz Entertainment Group

Richard Lui

NBC / MSNBC News Anchor

Andrew J.C. Cherng

Entrepreneur and philanthropist

Anna Chennault

1925 - 2018

Ge Li

Entrepeneur, Scientist, and leader in Tech R&D industry

Janet Yang

Prominent Hollywood producer

Shu Li

PhD, published author, and ChairmanJ&J Investments

Kung-Lee Wang

1925-2015

Ya-Qin Zhang

Former President, Baidu

Mei-Mei Tuan

Expert in finance and human capital services

Dazong Wang

Business management expert

Chi Wang

President, U.S. China Policy Foundation

Albert Yu

1941 - 2017

Savio Tung

Chairman, Investcorp Technology Partners

Handel Lee

Partner at Asia's largest law firm

Betty Liu

Herman Y. Li

Chairman of the C & L Restaurant Group

Brian A. Sun

Distinguished trial lawyer

Benjamin Wu

Vice Chair of the U.S.-Asia Institute

Timothy W. Tong

President of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

X. Rick Niu

New York Regional Chair

Ida Liu

Cheng Li

Established author and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Pauline Yu

President, American Council of Learned Societies

Jeffrey Li

Founder and CEO of GL Capital Group

William W. Shaw

1942-2010

Michael Fung

Leading management expert

Y.C. Yang

1918-2016

Cher Wang

Global technology entrepreneur

Cyrus Tang

1930 - 2018

Julie Fong

Grammy award winning producer

Victor Fung

Accomplished business leader

Lu Li

Founder, Himalaya Capital, humanitarian, and economic advisor

I.M. Pei

1917-2019

Edmond Pi

Professor Emeritus at USC

Ming Tsai

Chinese-American restauranteur

Carter Tseng

World-class leader in Information and Communication

Shirley Young

President of U.S.-China Cultural Institute

Henry S. Tang

Managing Partner of Carnegie Towers Strategic Investment Advisory

David Chu

Venture Entrepreneur and founder of Nautica

Richard Y. Lee

Chairman and CEO of Amsino Medical Group

Michael C. Lin

Accomplished biomedical scientist

Peter Young

President & Managing Director at Young & Partners

Tony Chan

Prominent executive in education and distinguished mathematician

Chien-Shiung Wu

1912-1997

Guoqing Chen

Philanthropic leader and Co-founder HNA airlines

Albert Chao

Renowned expert in international business and petrochemical industry

Steve Chen

Internet entrepreneur and co-founder of YouTube

Morris Chang

Father of Taiwan's semiconductor industry

Matt Fong

1953-2011

Jeremy Wu

Accomplished public service executive

Leroy Chiao

Trailblazer and former NASA astronaut