Extraordinary Chinese Americans

David Chu

Venture Entrepreneur and founder of Nautica

Anna Mok

Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP; President & Co-Founder, Ascend; Co-Founder, Ascend Pinnacle

Shirley Wang

Linda Tsao Yang

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

Lawrence B. Low

Chief Legal Officer, Orrick

Ida Liu

Edward Chang

Walter Wang

Accomplished entrepreneur and philanthropist

Ken Xie

Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Fortinet

Mei-Wei Cheng

International tech buisness leader

Wei He

Robert Lee

Chairman of the Board, Blue Shield of California

Ronnie Chan

Eminent leader in philanthropy

Chien Chung (Didi) Pei

Prominent architect

Ya-Qin Zhang

Former President, Baidu

John Young

1920 - 2013

H. Roger Wang

Real-Estate Entrepreneur

Ming Chen Hsu

1924-2021

Anla Cheng

Founder & CEO, SupChina

J. Michael Chu

Accomplished investment specialist

Wilson Chu

Leader in M&A practice

Robert W. Gee

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

Leroy Chiao

Trailblazer and former NASA astronaut

Benjamin Wu

President & CEO of Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation

Guoqing Chen

Philanthropic leader and Co-founder HNA airlines

Paul C. W. Chu

Accomplished scientist and professor

Dennis Wu

Professional CPA expert

Cyndie Chang

Clarence Kwan

Financial advisor and management specialist

Lulu C. Wang

Money management specialist

Herman Y. Li

Chairman of the C & L Restaurant Group

Lily Lee Chen

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

John Fugh

1934-2010

Lip-Bu Tan

Tech Executive and Venture Capitalist

Brian A. Sun

Distinguished trial lawyer

Henry S. Tang

Managing Partner of Carnegie Towers Strategic Investment Advisory

Douglas Hsu

Chairman & CEO of Far Eastern Group

Richard Y. Lee

Chairman and CEO of Amsino Medical Group

Morgan Chu

Distinguished intellectual property and trial lawyer

Gareth Chang

Distinguished aerospace and digital technology executive

Jerry Yang

Co-Founder Yahoo!

Peter Liu

Pioneer and venture capitalist

Harry Gee, Jr.

Accomplished attorney and humanitarian

Andrea Wong

International president, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Paul C. Lin

Cross-border corporate transaction specialist

Michael Ma

Albert Chao

Renowned expert in international business and petrochemical industry

Jackson Tai

Prominent Investment banker and leader in finance industry

Eric Zheng

Tony Chan

Prominent executive in education and distinguished mathematician

Jeremy Wu

Accomplished public service executive

Ge Li

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

William Wang

Founder, VIZIO

Charlie Woo

International Entrepreneur

Edmond Pi

Professor Emeritus at USC

Weili Dai

Pioneer in the semi-conductor industry

David K. Y. Tang

Accomplished lawyer and partner of a global law firm

X. Rick Niu

New York Regional Chair

Matthew F.C. Miau

Pioneer in Taiwan's high tech industry

Chien-Shiung Wu

1912-1997

Shau-wai Lam

Julie Fong

Grammy award winning producer

Yuan Yuan Tan

Internationally-renowned ballerina

Michael Fung

Leading management expert

Lesley Ma

Ted Wang

Global equities trading and investing veteran

Shu Li

PhD, published author, and ChairmanJ&J Investments

John S. Chen

Executive Chairman and CEO at BlackBerry

Kenneth Fong

Venture capitalist and entreprenueur / Northern California Regional Chair

Dazong Wang

Business management expert

Gary Locke

The first Chinese-American ambassador to China

Jeffrey Li

Founder and CEO of GL Capital Group

Ming Tsai

Chinese-American restauranteur

Margaret Wong

Yue-Sai Kan

Emmy-Winning TV Producer and Host

Lanhee Chen

Policy expert, Stanford University

Eric S. Yuan

Andrew J.C. Cherng

Entrepreneur and philanthropist

Wan Ling Martello

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

Brian Wong

Anne Chow

Communications industry leader

Kung-Lee Wang

1925-2015

Matt Fong

1953-2011

Steve Chen

Internet entrepreneur and co-founder of YouTube

Handel Lee

Senior Partner at Asia's largest law firm

Li Lu

Founder, Himalaya Capital, humanitarian, and economic advisor

James M. Li

Accomplished business leader in the finance industry

Charlie Sie

1934-2013

Charles P. Wang

President, Chinese American Cultural & Art Association

Wei Sun Christianson

International business leader

William W. Shaw

1942-2010

Hao Jiang Tian

Internationally-renowned opera singer

Albert Yu

1941 - 2017

Ming Hsieh

President and Founder Fulgent Therapeutics / LA Regional Chair

Iris Chang

1968-2004

Jenny J. Ming

Retail Entrepreneur and CEO

Alice Young

Lawyer and Business Advisor

Chi-Foon Chan

Technology visionary and strategist

Buck Gee

Expert in tech industry and corporate executive leadership

Mei-Mei Tuan

Expert in finance and human capital services

Dominic Ng

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of East West Bank

Pin Tai

Peter Young

President & Managing Director at Young & Partners

Chi Wang

President, U.S. China Policy Foundation

Pehong Chen

Pioneering e-business leader

Oscar Tang

Expert on Chinese Culture and Art, noted philanthropist

I.M. Pei

1917-2019

Yo-Yo Ma

World Famous cellist and philanthropist

Zheng Cao

1966-2013

Debra Wong Yang

Accomplished Lawyer and Partner of a global law firm

Shao Kuang Ting

Contemporary Artist

Janet Yang

Prominent Hollywood producer

Cyrus Tang

1930 - 2018

Cheng Li

Established author and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Shirley Young

President of U.S.-China Cultural Institute

David C. Chang

Distinguished academic and leader in civic engagement

Chiling Tong

Teddy Zee

Hollywood Producer

Anna Chennault

1925 - 2018

Jay Xu

Director and Pioneer, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

Michael C. Lin

Accomplished biomedical scientist

Adeline Yen Mah

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

Y.C. Yang

1918-2016

Ta-Lin Hsu

Pioneer, Asian venture capital and private equity

Derek Chang

Henry Yang

Chancellor, UC Santa Barbara

Daniel Chao

Corporate and Non-Profit Executive

Maeley Tom

Trailblazer in Asian American politics

Howard Li

International business leader / Greater China Regional Chair

Richard T. Cheng

Renowned professor of computer science

Deborah Liu

Yu (Ben) Meng

Leslie Wong

President, San Francisco State University

Nicky Lu

Calvin Tsao

Prominent Contemporary Architect

John Sie

Founder of Starz Entertainment Group

Stewart Kwoh

Nationally recognized civil rights leader

Guiyou Huang

Frank H. Wu

Distinguished Academic

Don Liu

Accomplished Professor of Ophthalmology

John Chiang

Innovative politician and State Treasurer, California

Norman Liu

Highly regarded business executive

Nancy Yuan

Senior Vice President and Director of the Washington Office

David D. Ho

Innovative AIDs research scientist

Anthony Sun

Industry leader, information technology

Lili Zheng

Nelson Dong

Leading expert in domestic and international technology and intellectual property

Gordon H. Chang

Critically acclaimed author and historian

Tan Dun

World-renowned artist, composer, and conductor

Philip Ma

Biotechnology Executive and Entrepreneur

Richard Lui

NBC / MSNBC News Anchor

Carter Tseng

World-class leader in Information and Communication