Extraordinary Chinese Americans

Pin Tai

Eric S. Yuan

Lili Zheng

Jerry Yang

Co-Founder Yahoo!

Jeffrey Li

Founder and CEO of GL Capital Group

Clarence Kwan

Financial advisor and management specialist

Lawrence B. Low

Chief Legal Officer, Orrick

Robert W. Gee

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

Jackson Tai

Prominent Investment banker and leader in finance industry

Don Liu

Accomplished Professor of Ophthalmology

Handel Lee

Senior Partner at Asia's largest law firm

Wan Ling Martello

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

Ta-Lin Hsu

Pioneer, Asian venture capital and private equity

John S. Chen

Executive Chairman and CEO at BlackBerry

Oscar Tang

Expert on Chinese Culture and Art, noted philanthropist

Cyrus Tang

1930 - 2018

Dennis Wu

Professional CPA expert

Pehong Chen

Pioneering e-business leader

Charlie Woo

International Entrepreneur

Cyndie Chang

Tan Dun

World-renowned artist, composer, and conductor

Li Lu

Founder, Himalaya Capital, humanitarian, and economic advisor

I.M. Pei

1917-2019

John Sie

Founder of Starz Entertainment Group

Lily Lee Chen

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

Ming Hsieh

President and Founder Fulgent Therapeutics / LA Regional Chair

Shirley Young

President of U.S.-China Cultural Institute

Lanhee Chen

Policy expert, Stanford University

Steve Chen

Internet entrepreneur and co-founder of YouTube

David C. Chang

Distinguished academic and leader in civic engagement

Nicky Lu

Lulu C. Wang

Money management specialist

Philip Ma

Biotechnology Executive and Entrepreneur

Howard Li

International business leader / Greater China Regional Chair

Gordon H. Chang

Critically acclaimed author and historian

Edmond Pi

Professor Emeritus at USC

Anne Chow

Communications industry leader

Michael Ma

Charles P. Wang

President, Chinese American Cultural & Art Association

Lip-Bu Tan

Tech Executive and Venture Capitalist

Benjamin Wu

President & CEO of Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation

Wei He

Henry S. Tang

Managing Partner of Carnegie Towers Strategic Investment Advisory

John Young

1920 - 2013

Alice Young

Lawyer and Business Advisor

Adeline Yen Mah

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

Ming Tsai

Chinese-American restauranteur

Shao Kuang Ting

Contemporary Artist

William Wang

Founder, VIZIO

Norman Liu

Highly regarded business executive

Calvin Tsao

Prominent Contemporary Architect

Yue-Sai Kan

Emmy-Winning TV Producer and Host

Gary Locke

The first Chinese-American ambassador to China

Cheng Li

Established author and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Linda Tsao Yang

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

Walter Wang

Accomplished entrepreneur and philanthropist

Kung-Lee Wang

1925-2015

William W. Shaw

1942-2010

Paul C. Lin

Cross-border corporate transaction specialist

J. Michael Chu

Accomplished investment specialist

Julie Fong

Grammy award winning producer

Ming Chen Hsu

1924-2021

Stewart Kwoh

Nationally recognized civil rights leader

Margaret Wong

Anthony Sun

Industry leader, information technology

Peter Liu

Pioneer and venture capitalist

Daniel Chao

Corporate and Non-Profit Executive

John Fugh

1934-2010

Yuan Yuan Tan

Internationally-renowned ballerina

Wilson Chu

Leader in M&A practice

Albert Yu

1941 - 2017

Lesley Ma

Anna Mok

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

Brian Wong

David Chu

Venture Entrepreneur and founder of Nautica

Hao Jiang Tian

Internationally-renowned opera singer

Deborah Liu

Teddy Zee

Hollywood Producer

Jenny J. Ming

Retail Entrepreneur and CEO

David K. Y. Tang

Accomplished lawyer and partner of a global law firm

Frank H. Wu

Distinguished Academic

Harry Gee, Jr.

Accomplished attorney and humanitarian

Peter Young

President & Managing Director at Young & Partners

Richard Y. Lee

Chairman and CEO of Amsino Medical Group

Janet Yang

Prominent Hollywood producer

Chien-Shiung Wu

1912-1997

Ya-Qin Zhang

Former President, Baidu

Richard T. Cheng

Renowned professor of computer science

James M. Li

Accomplished business leader in the finance industry

Ida Liu

Jeremy Wu

Accomplished public service executive

John Chiang

Innovative politician and State Treasurer, California

Chien Chung (Didi) Pei

Prominent architect

Iris Chang

1968-2004

Matt Fong

1953-2011

David D. Ho

Innovative AIDs research scientist

Andrew J.C. Cherng

Entrepreneur and philanthropist

Guiyou Huang

Maeley Tom

Trailblazer in Asian American politics

Mei-Wei Cheng

International tech buisness leader

Matthew F.C. Miau

Pioneer in Taiwan's high tech industry

Tony Chan

Prominent executive in education and distinguished mathematician

Charlie Sie

1934-2013

Ken Xie

Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Fortinet

Leslie Wong

President, San Francisco State University

Guoqing Chen

Philanthropic leader and Co-founder HNA airlines

Shirley Wang

Wei Sun Christianson

International business leader

Yu (Ben) Meng

Michael C. Lin

Accomplished biomedical scientist

Nelson Dong

Leading expert in domestic and international technology and intellectual property

Mei-Mei Tuan

Expert in finance and human capital services

Chi-Foon Chan

Technology visionary and strategist

Chi Wang

President, U.S. China Policy Foundation

Edward Chang

Carter Tseng

World-class leader in Information and Communication

Leroy Chiao

Trailblazer and former NASA astronaut

Debra Wong Yang

Accomplished Lawyer and Partner of a global law firm

Y.C. Yang

1918-2016

Ronnie Chan

Eminent leader in philanthropy

Chiling Tong

Yo-Yo Ma

World Famous cellist and philanthropist

Ted Wang

Global equities trading and investing veteran

Morgan Chu

Distinguished intellectual property and trial lawyer

Nancy Yuan

Senior Vice President and Director of the Washington Office

Buck Gee

Expert in tech industry and corporate executive leadership

Gareth Chang

Distinguished aerospace and digital technology executive

Anna Chennault

1925 - 2018

Eric Zheng

Anla Cheng

Founder & CEO, SupChina

Derek Chang

Jay Xu

Director and Pioneer, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

Weili Dai

Pioneer in the semi-conductor industry

Michael Fung

Leading management expert

Zheng Cao

1966-2013

Henry Yang

Chancellor, UC Santa Barbara

H. Roger Wang

Real-Estate Entrepreneur

X. Rick Niu

New York Regional Chair

Shu Li

PhD, published author, and ChairmanJ&J Investments

Kenneth Fong

Venture capitalist and entrepreneur

Paul C. W. Chu

Accomplished scientist and professor

Albert Chao

Renowned expert in international business and petrochemical industry

Richard Lui

NBC / MSNBC News Anchor

Robert Lee

Chairman of the Board, Blue Shield of California

Shau-wai Lam

Andrea Wong

International president, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Dazong Wang

Business management expert

Ge Li

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

Brian A. Sun

Distinguished trial lawyer

Douglas Hsu

Chairman & CEO of Far Eastern Group

Dominic Ng

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of East West Bank