Extraordinary Chinese Americans

Edmond Pi

Professor Emeritus at USC

Anna Mok

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

Lesley Ma

Kenneth Fong

Venture capitalist and entrepreneur

Lily Lee Chen

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

Adeline Yen Mah

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

Ta-Lin Hsu

Pioneer, Asian venture capital and private equity

Clarence Kwan

Financial advisor and management specialist

David K. Y. Tang

Accomplished lawyer and partner of a global law firm

Tony Chan

Prominent executive in education and distinguished mathematician

Gareth Chang

Distinguished aerospace and digital technology executive

Weili Dai

Pioneer in the semi-conductor industry

Cyrus Tang

1930 - 2018

Jackson Tai

Prominent Investment banker and leader in finance industry

Jeffrey Li

Founder and CEO of GL Capital Group

Anna Chennault

1925 - 2018

Howard Li

International business leader / Greater China Regional Chair

Y.C. Yang

1918-2016

William W. Shaw

1942-2010

X. Rick Niu

New York Regional Chair

Guoqing Chen

Philanthropic leader and Co-founder HNA airlines

Buck Gee

Expert in tech industry and corporate executive leadership

Ming Tsai

Chinese-American restauranteur

Matt Fong

1953-2011

Wei Sun Christianson

International business leader

Ya-Qin Zhang

Former President, Baidu

Yo-Yo Ma

World Famous cellist and philanthropist

Nancy Yuan

Senior Vice President and Director of the Washington Office

Derek Chang

Dennis Wu

Professional CPA expert

Guiyou Huang

Wan Ling Martello

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

John Fugh

1934-2010

Henry S. Tang

Managing Partner of Carnegie Towers Strategic Investment Advisory

Oscar Tang

Expert on Chinese Culture and Art, noted philanthropist

William Wang

Founder, VIZIO

Yue-Sai Kan

Emmy-Winning TV Producer and Host

John S. Chen

Executive Chairman and CEO at BlackBerry

Wei He

I.M. Pei

1917-2019

Harry Gee, Jr.

Accomplished attorney and humanitarian

Teddy Zee

Hollywood Producer

H. Roger Wang

Real-Estate Entrepreneur

Anthony Sun

Industry leader, information technology

Andrew J.C. Cherng

Entrepreneur and philanthropist

Chiling Tong

Shu Li

PhD, published author, and ChairmanJ&J Investments

Norman Liu

Highly regarded business executive

Yu (Ben) Meng

Cheng Li

Established author and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Ming Hsieh

President and Founder Fulgent Therapeutics / LA Regional Chair

Michael Ma

Jerry Yang

Co-Founder Yahoo!

Morgan Chu

Distinguished intellectual property and trial lawyer

Dominic Ng

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of East West Bank

Albert Chao

Renowned expert in international business and petrochemical industry

Mei-Mei Tuan

Expert in finance and human capital services

Eric Zheng

Shirley Young

President of U.S.-China Cultural Institute

Leroy Chiao

Trailblazer and former NASA astronaut

David D. Ho

Innovative AIDs research scientist

Shao Kuang Ting

Contemporary Artist

Kung-Lee Wang

1925-2015

Albert Yu

1941 - 2017

Michael C. Lin

Accomplished biomedical scientist

Jeremy Wu

Accomplished public service executive

Margaret Wong

Anne Chow

Communications industry leader

Ming Chen Hsu

1924-2021

Matthew F.C. Miau

Pioneer in Taiwan's high tech industry

Mei-Wei Cheng

International tech buisness leader

Lanhee Chen

Policy expert, Stanford University

Chi Wang

President, U.S. China Policy Foundation

Richard Y. Lee

Chairman and CEO of Amsino Medical Group

Carter Tseng

World-class leader in Information and Communication

Yuan Yuan Tan

Internationally-renowned ballerina

Don Liu

Accomplished Professor of Ophthalmology

Lip-Bu Tan

Tech Executive and Venture Capitalist

Gordon H. Chang

Critically acclaimed author and historian

Chien Chung (Didi) Pei

Prominent architect

Calvin Tsao

Prominent Contemporary Architect

Chien-Shiung Wu

1912-1997

Charlie Woo

International Entrepreneur

Ge Li

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

Dazong Wang

Business management expert

Jenny J. Ming

Retail Entrepreneur and CEO

Michael Fung

Leading management expert

Handel Lee

Senior Partner at Asia's largest law firm

James M. Li

Accomplished business leader in the finance industry

Edward Chang

Robert W. Gee

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

Charlie Sie

1934-2013

Hao Jiang Tian

Internationally-renowned opera singer

Jay Xu

Director and Pioneer, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

Deborah Liu

Pin Tai

Steve Chen

Internet entrepreneur and co-founder of YouTube

Shirley Wang

Julie Fong

Grammy award winning producer

Eric S. Yuan

J. Michael Chu

Accomplished investment specialist

Maeley Tom

Trailblazer in Asian American politics

Cyndie Chang

Janet Yang

Prominent Hollywood producer

Douglas Hsu

Chairman & CEO of Far Eastern Group

Lili Zheng

Frank H. Wu

Distinguished Academic

Nicky Lu

Richard T. Cheng

Renowned professor of computer science

Debra Wong Yang

Accomplished Lawyer and Partner of a global law firm

Shau-wai Lam

Paul C. Lin

Cross-border corporate transaction specialist

Paul C. W. Chu

Accomplished scientist and professor

Linda Tsao Yang

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

Brian Wong

Daniel Chao

Corporate and Non-Profit Executive

Ken Xie

Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Fortinet

Benjamin Wu

President & CEO of Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation

Robert Lee

Chairman of the Board, Blue Shield of California

Wilson Chu

Leader in M&A practice

Philip Ma

Biotechnology Executive and Entrepreneur

John Chiang

Innovative politician and State Treasurer, California

Charles P. Wang

President, Chinese American Cultural & Art Association

Stewart Kwoh

Nationally recognized civil rights leader

John Young

1920 - 2013

Andrea Wong

International president, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Ted Wang

Global equities trading and investing veteran

Peter Young

President & Managing Director at Young & Partners

Alice Young

Lawyer and Business Advisor

Li Lu

Founder, Himalaya Capital, humanitarian, and economic advisor

Anla Cheng

Founder & CEO, SupChina

Ida Liu

Iris Chang

1968-2004

David C. Chang

Distinguished academic and leader in civic engagement

Leslie Wong

President, San Francisco State University

Pehong Chen

Pioneering e-business leader

Lawrence B. Low

Chief Legal Officer, Orrick

Chi-Foon Chan

Technology visionary and strategist

Ronnie Chan

Eminent leader in philanthropy

John Sie

Founder of Starz Entertainment Group

Tan Dun

World-renowned artist, composer, and conductor

Zheng Cao

1966-2013

Lulu C. Wang

Money management specialist

Nelson Dong

Leading expert in domestic and international technology and intellectual property

Henry Yang

Chancellor, UC Santa Barbara

Gary Locke

The first Chinese-American ambassador to China

Brian A. Sun

Distinguished trial lawyer

David Chu

Venture Entrepreneur and founder of Nautica

Richard Lui

NBC / MSNBC News Anchor

Peter Liu

Pioneer and venture capitalist

Walter Wang

Accomplished entrepreneur and philanthropist