Extraordinary Chinese Americans

Tony Chan

Prominent executive in education and distinguished mathematician

Yuan Yuan Tan

Internationally-renowned ballerina

William W. Shaw

1942-2010

Anna Chennault

1925 - 2018

William Wang

Founder, VIZIO

Morris Chang

Father of Taiwan's semiconductor industry

Stanley Wang

Founder, President and CEO of Pantronix Corporation

Matt Fong

1953-2011

Jeremy Wu

Accomplished public service executive

Cheng Li

Established author and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Deborah Liu

Victor Fung

Accomplished business leader

H. Roger Wang

Real-Estate Entrepreneur

Benjamin Wu

Vice Chair of the U.S.-Asia Institute

Weili Dai

Pioneer in the semi-conductor industry

Lip-Bu Tan

Tech Executive and Venture Capitalist

Oscar Tang

Expert on Chinese Culture and Art, noted philanthropist

Anna Mok

Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Anne Chow

Communications industry leader

Ida Liu

Richard Y. Lee

Chairman and CEO of Amsino Medical Group

Calvin Tsao

Prominent Contemporary Architect

Stewart Kwoh

Nationally recognized civil rights leader

Alice Young

Lawyer and Business Advisor

Lu Li

Founder, Himalaya Capital, humanitarian, and economic advisor

Micheline Chau

Successful Hollywood business executive

David D. Ho

Innovative AIDs research scientist

Yo-Yo Ma

World Famous cellist and philanthropist

Jackson Tai

Prominent Investment banker and leader in finance industry

Matthew F.C. Miau

Pioneer in Taiwan's high tech industry

Shirley Young

President of U.S.-China Cultural Institute

Michael C. Lin

Accomplished biomedical scientist

Charles P. Wang

President, Chinese American Cultural & Art Association

Yue-Sai Kan

Emmy-Winning TV Producer and Host

David C. Chang

Distinguished academic and leader in civic engagement

Teddy Zee

Hollywood Producer

Daniel Chao

Corporate and Non-Profit Executive

Pehong Chen

Pioneering e-business leader

Adeline Yen Mah

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

Charlie Woo

International Entrepreneur

Lesley Ma

Wing T. Chao

World renowned master planner, architect and designer

Ming Hsieh

President and Founder Fulgent Therapeutics / LA Regional Chair

Andrew J.C. Cherng

Entrepreneur and philanthropist

John Young

1920 - 2013

Ming Tsai

Chinese-American restauranteur

Kung-Lee Wang

1925-2015

Gary Locke

The first Chinese-American ambassador to China

Gordon H. Chang

Critically acclaimed author and historian

Carter Tseng

World-class leader in Information and Communication

James M. Li

Accomplished business leader in the finance industry

Cher Wang

Global technology entrepreneur

Mei-Mei Tuan

Expert in finance and human capital services

Chiling Tong

Nancy Yuan

Senior Vice President and Director of the Washington Office

Ya-Qin Zhang

Former President, Baidu

Robert W. Gee

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

Timothy W. Tong

President of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Henry S. Tang

Managing Partner of Carnegie Towers Strategic Investment Advisory

Wei Sun Christianson

International business leader

Zheng Cao

1966-2013

John S. Chen

Executive Chairman and CEO at BlackBerry

Janet Yang

Prominent Hollywood producer

Andrea Wong

International president, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Robert Lee

Chairman of the Board, Blue Shield of California

Howard Li

International business leader / Greater China Regional Chair

Richard T. Cheng

Renowned professor of computer science

Brian Wong

Handel Lee

Partner at Asia's largest law firm

Iris Chang

1968-2004

Linda Tsao Yang

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

Dali Yang

Professor, University of Chicago

Nelson Dong

Leading expert in domestic and international technology and intellectual property

Morgan Chu

Distinguished intellectual property and trial lawyer

Lulu C. Wang

Money management specialist

David Lee

Co-founder and Managing General Partner of Clarity Partner

Wu Fu Chen

Serial entrepreneur and renowned venture investor

J. Michael Chu

Accomplished investment specialist

Steve Chen

Internet entrepreneur and co-founder of YouTube

Herman Y. Li

Chairman of the C & L Restaurant Group

Anla Cheng

Founder & CEO, SupChina

I.M. Pei

1917-2019

Pin Tai

Jay Xu

Director and Pioneer, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

Peter Liu

Pioneer and venture capitalist

Brian A. Sun

Distinguished trial lawyer

Wilson Chu

Leader in M&A practice

Dun Tan

World-renowned artist, composer, and conductor

Eric Zheng

Betty Liu

Ed Chan

Corporate leader in sustainable growth

Chi-Foon Chan

Technology visionary and strategist

Joan Chen

Internationally accredited actress and director

John Chiang

Innovative politician and State Treasurer, California

Dennis Wu

Professional CPA expert

Chi Wang

President, U.S. China Policy Foundation

Michael Fung

Leading management expert

Shau-wai Lam

Paul C. W. Chu

Accomplished scientist and professor

Wan Ling Martello

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

Albert Chao

Renowned expert in international business and petrochemical industry

Lily Lee Chen

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

Lanhee Chen

Policy expert, Stanford University

Peter Young

President & Managing Director at Young & Partners

Kenneth Fong

Venture capitalist and entreprenueur / Northern California Regional Chair

Philip Ma

Biotechnology Executive and Entrepreneur

Albert Yu

1941 - 2017

Frank H. Wu

Distinguished Professor, University of California

Y.C. Yang

1918-2016

Dazong Wang

Business management expert

Shu Li

PhD, published author, and ChairmanJ&J Investments

Leslie Wong

President, San Francisco State University

Chien Chung (Didi) Pei

Prominent architect

Guoqing Chen

Philanthropic leader and Co-founder HNA airlines

Mei-Wei Cheng

International tech buisness leader

Charlie Sie

1934-2013

Chien-Shiung Wu

1912-1997

Lawrence B. Low

Chief Legal Officer, Orrick

Weiming Tu

Ethicist and the world’s leading Confucian scholar

Richard Lui

NBC / MSNBC News Anchor

Don Liu

Accomplished Professor of Ophthalmology

Jenny J. Ming

Retail Entrepreneur and CEO

Dominic Ng

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of East West Bank

Ta-Lin Hsu

Pioneer, Asian venture capital and private equity

Debra Wong Yang

Accomplished Lawyer and Partner of a global law firm

Hao Jiang Tian

Internationally-renowned opera singer

Ming Chen Hsu

International business specialist and consultant

Douglas Hsu

Chairman & CEO of Far Eastern Group

Maeley Tom

Trailblazer in Asian American politics

Harry Gee, Jr.

Accomplished attorney and humanitarian

Gareth Chang

Distinguished aerospace and digital technology executive

Walter Wang

Accomplished entrepreneur and philanthropist

Ken Xie

Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Fortinet

Clarence Kwan

Financial advisor and management specialist

Shao Kuang Ting

Contemporary Artist

Paul C. Lin

Cross-border corporate transaction specialist

Yu (Ben) Meng

Leroy Chiao

Trailblazer and former NASA astronaut

Savio Tung

Chairman, Investcorp Technology Partners

Ted Wang

Global equities trading and investing veteran

Ge Li

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

Anthony Sun

Industry leader, information technology

X. Rick Niu

New York Regional Chair

Maya Lin

Internationally acclaimed artist

Norman Liu

Highly regarded business executive

Julie Fong

Grammy award winning producer

Weiming Lu

Internationally recognized urban planning and development advisor

Shirley Wang

Henry Yang

Chancellor, UC Santa Barbara

Jeffrey Li

Founder and CEO of GL Capital Group

Pauline Yu

President, American Council of Learned Societies

Edmond Pi

Professor Emeritus at USC

David Chu

Venture Entrepreneur and founder of Nautica

David K. Y. Tang

Accomplished lawyer and partner of a global law firm

John Sie

Founder of Starz Entertainment Group

Jerry Yang

Co-Founder Yahoo!

Ronnie Chan

Eminent leader in philanthropy

Buck Gee

Expert in tech industry and corporate executive leadership

John Fugh

1934-2010

Cyrus Tang

1930 - 2018