Extraordinary Chinese Americans

I.M. Pei

1917-2019

Harry Gee, Jr.

Accomplished attorney and humanitarian

Kenneth Fong

Venture capitalist and entreprenueur / Northern California Regional Chair

Pehong Chen

Pioneering e-business leader

Michael C. Lin

Accomplished biomedical scientist

William Wang

Founder, VIZIO

Shao Kuang Ting

Contemporary Artist

Yo-Yo Ma

World Famous cellist and philanthropist

Linda Tsao Yang

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

Clarence Kwan

Financial advisor and management specialist

Dominic Ng

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of East West Bank

Norman Liu

Highly regarded business executive

Yu (Ben) Meng

Shirley Wang

Peter Young

President & Managing Director at Young & Partners

Wilson Chu

Leader in M&A practice

Timothy W. Tong

President of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Maeley Tom

Trailblazer in Asian American politics

John Chiang

Innovative politician and State Treasurer, California

Steve Chen

Internet entrepreneur and co-founder of YouTube

John Young

1920 - 2013

Leslie Wong

President, San Francisco State University

Anna Mok

Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Jackson Tai

Prominent Investment banker and leader in finance industry

Ta-Lin Hsu

Pioneer, Asian venture capital and private equity

Lanhee Chen

Policy expert, Stanford University

Zheng Cao

1966-2013

J. Michael Chu

Accomplished investment specialist

Maya Lin

Internationally acclaimed artist

Daniel Chao

Corporate and Non-Profit Executive

Morris Chang

Father of Taiwan's semiconductor industry

Iris Chang

1968-2004

Chi Wang

President, U.S. China Policy Foundation

Ming Chen Hsu

International business specialist and consultant

Frank H. Wu

Distinguished Professor, University of California

H. Roger Wang

Real-Estate Entrepreneur

Pin Tai

Albert Yu

1941 - 2017

Robert Lee

Chairman of the Board, Blue Shield of California

John Sie

Founder of Starz Entertainment Group

Henry S. Tang

Managing Partner of Carnegie Towers Strategic Investment Advisory

Buck Gee

Expert in tech industry and corporate executive leadership

Deborah Liu

Edmond Pi

Professor Emeritus at USC

Jeremy Wu

Accomplished public service executive

Gareth Chang

Distinguished aerospace and digital technology executive

David K. Y. Tang

Accomplished lawyer and partner of a global law firm

Charlie Sie

1934-2013

Paul C. Lin

Cross-border corporate transaction specialist

Yuan Yuan Tan

Internationally-renowned ballerina

Chi-Foon Chan

Technology visionary and strategist

Matt Fong

1953-2011

Anne Chow

Communications industry leader

Anthony Sun

Industry leader, information technology

David Chu

Venture Entrepreneur and founder of Nautica

Chien Chung (Didi) Pei

Prominent architect

Andrew J.C. Cherng

Entrepreneur and philanthropist

James M. Li

Accomplished business leader in the finance industry

Ronnie Chan

Eminent leader in philanthropy

Matthew F.C. Miau

Pioneer in Taiwan's high tech industry

Dazong Wang

Business management expert

Guoqing Chen

Philanthropic leader and Co-founder HNA airlines

Brian Wong

Betty Liu

Anla Cheng

Founder & CEO, SupChina

Stanley Wang

Founder, President and CEO of Pantronix Corporation

Nancy Yuan

Senior Vice President and Director of the Washington Office

Yue-Sai Kan

Emmy-Winning TV Producer and Host

Julie Fong

Grammy award winning producer

Carter Tseng

World-class leader in Information and Communication

Cheng Li

Established author and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Richard T. Cheng

Renowned professor of computer science

Janet Yang

Prominent Hollywood producer

William W. Shaw

1942-2010

Stewart Kwoh

Nationally recognized civil rights leader

Andrea Wong

International president, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Lawrence B. Low

Chief Legal Officer, Orrick

Lu Li

Founder, Himalaya Capital, humanitarian, and economic advisor

Weili Dai

Pioneer in the semi-conductor industry

Jeffrey Li

Founder and CEO of GL Capital Group

Lesley Ma

Mei-Mei Tuan

Expert in finance and human capital services

Weiming Lu

Internationally recognized urban planning and development advisor

Richard Lui

NBC / MSNBC News Anchor

Lip-Bu Tan

Tech Executive and Venture Capitalist

Howard Li

International business leader / Greater China Regional Chair

Cher Wang

Global technology entrepreneur

Teddy Zee

Hollywood Producer

Tony Chan

Prominent executive in education and distinguished mathematician

Dun Tan

World-renowned artist, composer, and conductor

Weiming Tu

Ethicist and the world’s leading Confucian scholar

Albert Chao

Renowned expert in international business and petrochemical industry

Kung-Lee Wang

1925-2015

Mei-Wei Cheng

International tech buisness leader

David D. Ho

Innovative AIDs research scientist

Shau-wai Lam

Wei Sun Christianson

International business leader

Ya-Qin Zhang

Former President, Baidu

Michael Fung

Leading management expert

Brian A. Sun

Distinguished trial lawyer

Shu Li

PhD, published author, and ChairmanJ&J Investments

Dali Yang

Professor, University of Chicago

Philip Ma

Biotechnology Executive and Entrepreneur

Peter Liu

Pioneer and venture capitalist

Benjamin Wu

Vice Chair of the U.S.-Asia Institute

Cyrus Tang

1930 - 2018

Calvin Tsao

Prominent Contemporary Architect

Chien-Shiung Wu

1912-1997

Ida Liu

Herman Y. Li

Chairman of the C & L Restaurant Group

Ken Xie

Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Fortinet

Wing T. Chao

World renowned master planner, architect and designer

Jerry Yang

Co-Founder Yahoo!

Handel Lee

Partner at Asia's largest law firm

Ted Wang

Global equities trading and investing veteran

Debra Wong Yang

Accomplished Lawyer and Partner of a global law firm

Anna Chennault

1925 - 2018

Don Liu

Accomplished Professor of Ophthalmology

Y.C. Yang

1918-2016

Oscar Tang

Expert on Chinese Culture and Art, noted philanthropist

Lulu C. Wang

Money management specialist

Wan Ling Martello

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

Henry Yang

Chancellor, UC Santa Barbara

Micheline Chau

Successful Hollywood business executive

X. Rick Niu

New York Regional Chair

Ming Tsai

Chinese-American restauranteur

Walter Wang

Accomplished entrepreneur and philanthropist

Chiling Tong

Dennis Wu

Professional CPA expert

Shirley Young

President of U.S.-China Cultural Institute

Richard Y. Lee

Chairman and CEO of Amsino Medical Group

Robert W. Gee

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

Ge Li

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

Lily Lee Chen

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

David C. Chang

Distinguished academic and leader in civic engagement

Alice Young

Lawyer and Business Advisor

John S. Chen

Executive Chairman and CEO at BlackBerry

Morgan Chu

Distinguished intellectual property and trial lawyer

Douglas Hsu

Chairman & CEO of Far Eastern Group

Paul C. W. Chu

Accomplished scientist and professor

Gary Locke

The first Chinese-American ambassador to China

Hao Jiang Tian

Internationally-renowned opera singer

Leroy Chiao

Trailblazer and former NASA astronaut

Charles P. Wang

President, Chinese American Cultural & Art Association

Charlie Woo

International Entrepreneur

Adeline Yen Mah

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

Pauline Yu

President Emeritus, American Council of Learned Societies

Jenny J. Ming

Retail Entrepreneur and CEO

John Fugh

1934-2010

Eric Zheng

Ming Hsieh

President and Founder Fulgent Therapeutics / LA Regional Chair

Jay Xu

Director and Pioneer, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

Nelson Dong

Leading expert in domestic and international technology and intellectual property

Gordon H. Chang

Critically acclaimed author and historian

Joan Chen

Internationally accredited actress and director