Lily Lee Chen Member, Committee of 100 & Former Mayor of Monterey Park, California
In 1982, Ms. Chen was elected to the Monterey Park City council by the largest number of votes of any candidate in the city’s history. In 1984, she became the first Chinese-American f...
Read Bio Lily Lee Chen In 1982, Ms. Chen was elected to the Monterey Park City council by the largest number of votes of any candidate in the city’s history. In 1984, she became the first Chinese-American female mayor in the history of the United States, earning her the prestigious All American City Award in 1984. Ms. Chen earned her bachelor’s degree in communications and a master’s in social work from the University of Washington, Seattle. Ms. Chen began her professional career in 1964, working for the Los Angeles County where she directed operations, program, and grants management for numerous County programs. She has been appointed to the Board of Governors of East West Center, the Advisory Committee on Women in the Services, and the Industry Policy Advisory Committee. Ms. Chen was the Founding President of the Chinese American Political Action Committee and the National President for the National Organization of Chinese American Women.
Wu-Fu Chen Member, Committee of 100 & Chairman,Acorn Campus
Wu-Fu Chen, managing member and co-founder of Acorn Campus, Genesis Campus, & iD SoftCapital, is a renowned networking and serial entrepreneur who has invested successfully in communicat...
Read Bio Wu-Fu Chen Wu-Fu Chen, managing member and co-founder of Acorn Campus, Genesis Campus, & iD SoftCapital, is a renowned networking and serial entrepreneur who has invested successfully in communications companies since 1989. Mr. Chen founded more than a dozen high tech companies including Cascade Communications where he was the founder and vice president of engineering. After the acquisition of Arris Networks, he was a vice president at Cisco Systems, where he led their integrated voice, data, and video access product development. Mr. Chen has served as chairman and CEO of leading edge start-ups such as Shasta Networks, Ardent Communications, and Arris Networks. Mr. Chen received an MSEE from the University of Florida in 1976 and a BSEE from National Taiwan University in 1972. Mr. Chen is actively involved in the development of portfolio companies and plays an important role in attracting deals as well as top talent to Acorn Campus and its portfolio companies.
Paul Chu Member, Committee of 100 & Professor of Physics, T.L.L Temple Chair of Science, the University of Houston
Paul C. W. Chu is currently serving as Professor of Physics, T.L.L Temple Chair of Science, and Executive Director of the Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston, and...
Read Bio Paul Chu Paul C. W. Chu is currently serving as Professor of Physics, T.L.L Temple Chair of Science, and Executive Director of the Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston, and as President of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He was born in Hunan, China, and received his B.S. degree from Chen-Kung University in Taiwan. After service with the Nationalist Chinese Air Force, he earned the M.S. degree from Fordham University, Bronx NY, and completed the PH.D degree at the University of California at San Diego, all three degrees being in Physics. He has been working on Superconductivity, Magnetism, and Dielectrics. He has been elected as a member of the national Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Beijing), the Academia Sinica (Taipei), the Third World Academy of Sciences, and the Electromagnetic Academy of Sciences. He has received honorary doctorates from Northwestern University, Fordham University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Baptist University, Providence University, and Whittier College. In 1990 he was selected the Best Researcher in the U.S. by US News and World Reports.
Ta-Lin Hsu Member, Committee of 100 & Chairman and Founder, H&Q Asia Pacific
Dr. Ta-Lin Hsu is Chairman of H&Q Asia Pacific and has been investing in Asia for over 20 years. He joined Hambrecht & Quist Group in 1985 as a General Partner and founded H&Q As...
Read Bio Ta-Lin Hsu Dr. Ta-Lin Hsu is Chairman of H&Q Asia Pacific and has been investing in Asia for over 20 years. He joined Hambrecht & Quist Group in 1985 as a General Partner and founded H&Q Asia Pacific in 1986. Before joining Hambrecht & Quist, Dr. Hsu worked at IBM for 12 years. In his last position, Dr. Hsu held corporate responsibility for all of IBM’s advanced research in mass storage systems and technology. Dr. Hsu serves on the boards of various leading global corporations, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, board member of K T Li Foundation for the Development of Science and Technology, and Chairman of the Board of Give2Asia. Dr. Hsu received his B.S. degree in Physics from National Taiwan University, his M.S. degree in Electrophysics from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.
Siu Kinsen Vice President of Global Security & Emergency Planning and the Managing Director of China Retail
Kinsen Siu is the Vice President of Global Security & Emergency Planning and the Managing Director of China Retail for Lafayette 148 New York, and splits his time between the New York an...
Read Bio Siu Kinsen Kinsen Siu is the Vice President of Global Security & Emergency Planning and the Managing Director of China Retail for Lafayette 148 New York, and splits his time between the New York and Shanghai offices. One of Lafayette 148’s first employees, Kinsen has in-depth knowledge of the business, which he is drawing on to improve the company's security and operations.
Clarence Kwan Chairman, Committee of 100 & Senior Partner, Sino-Century China PE Partners
Clarence is a Senior Partner at Sino-Century China PE Partners ("Sino-Century") and member of the Board of Directors of East West Bancorp. Since the mid-1980’s, he has been a...
Read Bio Clarence Kwan Clarence is a Senior Partner at Sino-Century China PE Partners ("Sino-Century") and member of the Board of Directors of East West Bancorp. Since the mid-1980’s, he has been advising U.S., Chinese, and other global companies on cross-border investment, including mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, and greenfield projects. Previously, Clarence held a number of national and international leadership roles in Deloitte, including as the National Managing Partner of the U.S. Chinese Services Group, Deputy CEO of Deloitte China, and a founding partner of Deloitte Czech Republic. Clarence serves as the chairman of the Committee of 100 and treasurer of the Museum of Chinese in America. He was the founding chair of the China Committee, U.S. Council for International Business, and the China Task Force, Business & Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD. Clarence graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. degree in Psychology and a Masters degree in Professional Accounting.
Richard Lee Member, Committee of 100 & Chairman, President and CEO, Amsino Medical Group
Richard Lee founded Amsino Medical Group in California in 1993, and has been Chairman, President, and CEO ever since. Under his leadership, Amsino has grown from a start-up company to a mult...
Read Bio Richard Lee Richard Lee founded Amsino Medical Group in California in 1993, and has been Chairman, President, and CEO ever since. Under his leadership, Amsino has grown from a start-up company to a multinational conglomerate, with R&D, manufacturing and distribution facilities in the US and in Asia. Richard Lee is actively involved in many community and charity activities and has been a sponsor of Direct Relief International for over 10 years, supporting charity programs in many developing countries. Richard Lee is serving as President of Chinese CEO Organization, Supervisory Chairman of Roundtable of Southern California Chinese American Organizations, Economic Advisor of Changchun Municipal Government, Board Director of the International Foundation for Research in Experimental Economics, Board Director of Beijing Association USA, and Board Director of Peking University Alumni Association of Southern California.
Howard Li Co-Chair of Greater China, Committee of 100 & Chairman and CEO, Waitex International Co. Ltd
Howard H. Li is founder, sole owner, Chairman, and CEO of Waitex Group of Companies since 1981. Waitex provides logistics, warehouse distribution, e-commerce and supply chain services throug...
Read Bio Howard Li Howard H. Li is founder, sole owner, Chairman, and CEO of Waitex Group of Companies since 1981. Waitex provides logistics, warehouse distribution, e-commerce and supply chain services through three million square feet of U.S. facilities processing $5 billion in consumer products annually for its clients. Mr Li is founding partner of U.S. apparel wholesaler Eternal Fortune Fashion LLC and Florentia Village Luxury Outlets in China. In 2006, President George W. Bush appointed Mr. Li to the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Forbes Asia selected Mr. Li in 2008 as one of 25 notable Chinese Americans in U.S. Business. In 2010, President Barack Obama awarded Mr. Li the President’s Service Award. Mr. Li previously served as an Advisory Council member of the New York State Retirement Systems and was a director of the United Way of New York City. Currently, he is Co-Chair of the Coalition of Asian American Business Organizations. Mr. Li immigrated to the U.S. in 1976 from Hong Kong.
Shu Li Member, Committee of 100 & Founder, W.A. Regenerative Medicine Holdings, Ltd.
Dr. Shu Li is a member of the Committee of 100, U.S.A., and a member of China’s 1000 Plan. Dr. Li is founder of WA Regenerative Medicine, Ltd., Health Care Management China, and Cellul...
Read Bio Shu Li Dr. Shu Li is a member of the Committee of 100, U.S.A., and a member of China’s 1000 Plan. Dr. Li is founder of WA Regenerative Medicine, Ltd., Health Care Management China, and Cellular BioMedicine Group. Previously, he was the founder and CEO of Jazz Semiconductor, founder and board member of Huahong NEC US-Japan-China joint venture, a member of UCI’s Paul Merage School of Business Advisory Board, Senior Vice President at Conexant Systems, Vice President and General Manager at AlliedSignal/Honeywell, and held management positions at Motorola and Intel. Dr. Li was on the faculty of the University of Arizona, and a partner with “the father of Toyota production” Dr. Shigeo Shingo. Dr. Li has published extensively in prestigious scientific journals, is the author of the book Be Young and Beyond and holds six patents. Dr. Li received his Ph.D. in applied sciences from Harvard University
Paul Lin Member, Committee of 100 & Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Paul Lin is a partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and is a member of the firm’s corporate practice group and International Strategy Committee. Mr. Lin’s practice f...
Read Bio Paul Lin Paul Lin is a partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and is a member of the firm’s corporate practice group and International Strategy Committee. Mr. Lin’s practice focuses on cross-border corporate transactions, M&A/takeovers and corporate finance. He also serves the role of outside general counsel for various clients in coordinating general litigation, antitrust litigation, intellectual property litigation and matters in other practice areas. Mr. Lin is a frequent speaker on cross-border M&A and has participated in forums such as the Caijing Conference in Beijing and the UCLA U.S.-China Business Law Conference in Los Angeles. Mr. Lin was named “Top 20 to watch under 40” by the Daily Journal in 2007 and serves as a board member on the Dean’s Business Advisory Council, University of California Irvine Law School.
Edmond H. Pi Member, Committee of 100 & Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
Dr. Pi has been selected by his peers to be included in “The Best Doctors in America” (Psychiatry) since 1994 and selected for inclusion in the “America’s Top Doctors...
Read Bio Edmond H. Pi Dr. Pi has been selected by his peers to be included in “The Best Doctors in America” (Psychiatry) since 1994 and selected for inclusion in the “America’s Top Doctors” (Psychiatry) since 2001. Dr. Pi is Professor Emeritus of clinical psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine and a former Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) David Geffen School of Medicine. Dr. Pi is a Visiting Professor of Psychiatry at the Tsinghua University and the Capital Medical University in Beijing, and Shantou University in Guangdong, China. Also, he is an Honorary Professor of Psychiatry, at Central South University in Hunan, China. Professor Pi is an accomplished researcher in the field of cross-cultural psychiatry and psychopharmacology, with more than 150 publications. Dr. Pi is a diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine.
Henry Tang Governor, Committee of 100 & Managing Partner, Carnegie Towers Strategic Investment Advisory
Henry Tang is a seasoned 30-year investment banking veteran of Wall Street, having participated in and observed the global transformation of the capital markets. As a securities management ...
Read Bio Henry Tang Henry Tang is a seasoned 30-year investment banking veteran of Wall Street, having participated in and observed the global transformation of the capital markets. As a securities management executive, he has been engaged in global investment and banking activities in Europe, Asia, and the U.S. for several of the largest Wall Street investment banks including Salomon Brothers, Lehman Brothers and Prudential. In addition to helping found the Committee of 100, Mr. Tang has also served as a director of the Committee on Economic Development, the Federation of Protestant Agencies, the Chinese American Planning Council, the Asian Financial Society, and the Chinese American Executive Forum. He also served as a member of the New York-Beijing Sister City Commission. In 1987, Mayor Edward Koch granted him the Ethnic New Yorker Award. He is also the first recipient of the Asian American Business Achievement Award. In 1994, he was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
Carter Tseng Member, Committee of 100 & Founder and CEO, Little Dragon Foundation
Dr. Carter Tseng has over 30 years of valuable experience in the high-tech industry. He was a co-founder of Microtek in 1980. Since retiring from active corporate management in 1998, Dr. Tse...
Read Bio Carter Tseng Dr. Carter Tseng has over 30 years of valuable experience in the high-tech industry. He was a co-founder of Microtek in 1980. Since retiring from active corporate management in 1998, Dr. Tseng has drawn on his rich experience and turned his attention to coaching and mentoring the CEOs of tomorrow, as well as serving on the advisory boards of many enterprises. Prior to returning to Taiwan in 1980, Dr. Tseng worked for over ten years in U.S.-based companies such as Lockheed, Xerox, and NRL, where he held increasingly responsible positions in such areas as system design, technical marketing, and Hi-Tech enterprise management. At the same time, he has held seats on the boards of several Hi-Tech technology enterprises and educational organizations. He continues to serve as Vice Chairman of Arlotto, and Independent Director of TCL, Overseas Director of Canada National Institute of Nano-Technology, and Board of Director of China National Academy of Nano-Technology & Engineering.
Dazong Wang Co-Chair of Greater China, Committee of 100 & Chairman, Ophoenix Capital Management Inc.
Dr. Dazong Wang is an internationally-recognized automotive expert and leader. He joined General Motors as a Senior Research Engineer in 1995 and was appointed Country Manager and Chief Engi...
Read Bio Dazong Wang Dr. Dazong Wang is an internationally-recognized automotive expert and leader. He joined General Motors as a Senior Research Engineer in 1995 and was appointed Country Manager and Chief Engineer for Delphi Energy and Engine Management Systems in Beijing in 1994. Dr. Wang became Director of Engineering in GM’s North America technical center in 1997. Dr. Wang became Vice President of the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, the largest domestic automotive company in China, in 2006. Dr. Wang joined the Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation as President and CEO in 2008. Dr. Wang founded Ophoenix Capital Management in 2011 with a team of senior auto executives. Dr. Wang serves as the Founding President of the Chinese Association of Greater Detroit; Chairman of U.S.-China automotive exchange; Chairman of Global Automotive Elite Council; and Advisor for the People’s Republic of China State Council Overseas Chinese Office.
Jeremy Wu Co-Chair of Washington, DC, Committee of 100 & Retiree of Federal Government
Jeremy S. Wu teaches at George Washington University and was Project Director for LEHD in the Center for Economic Studies at the U.S. Census Bureau. Prior to his assignment at the Census Bu...
Read Bio Jeremy Wu Jeremy S. Wu teaches at George Washington University and was Project Director for LEHD in the Center for Economic Studies at the U.S. Census Bureau. Prior to his assignment at the Census Bureau, Jeremy served as Acting Chief Statistician at the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. He was Director of the Departmental Office of Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Transportation from 2002 to 2003, serving as the principal advisor to Secretary Norman Mineta on civil rights and equal opportunity issues. From 2000 to 2002, Jeremy served as National Ombudsman for the U.S. Department of Energy and advisor to Secretary Bill Richardson. From 1997 to 2000, Jeremy served as Deputy Director, Office of Civil Rights, in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). He became the first Asian Pacific American career senior executive in USDA in 1997, after serving 15 years as Chief Statistician for the Marketing and Regulatory Programs at USDA. Jeremy participated in extended research and negotiations with China on U.S. wheat exports from the Pacific Northwest, leading to China lifting its wheat embargo in 1999.
Jay Xu Board Member, Committee of 100 & Director of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
First Chinese American director at a major US art museum, Dr. Jay Xu is Director of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and a member of the Association of Art Museum Directors. He enjoys a...
Read Bio Jay Xu First Chinese American director at a major US art museum, Dr. Jay Xu is Director of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and a member of the Association of Art Museum Directors. He enjoys a rich variety of international museum experience. Prior to his appointment at AAMSF in June 2008, he had been Chairman of the Department of Asian and Ancient Art (2006-2008) and Head of the Department of Asian Art (2003-2006) at The Art Institute of Chicago, Curator of Chinese Art at the Seattle Art Museum (1996-2003), and Research Fellow at the Department of Asian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1995-1996). He is well published, particularly on ancient Chinese bronzes and archaeology. His other publications cover diverse areas of Chinese art and museum practice, and he lectures extensively on Asian art, including contemporary art. His professional awards include the prestigious Shimada Prize for Outstanding Publication in East Asian Art in 1997 for Art of the Houma Foundry (Princeton University Press, 1996; co-author), and a George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award of the Art Libraries Society of North America in 2001 for Ancient Sichuan: Treasures of a Lost Civilization (Seattle Art Museum, 2001; principal author), a landmark exhibition that he curated.
Dali Yang Member, Committee of 100 & Professor of Political Science and Faculty Director, Center in Beijing, The University of Chicago
Dali L. Yang is Professor of Political Science and founding Faculty Director of the University of Chicago Center in Beijing. He previously served as director of the East Asian Institute in S...
Read Bio Dali Yang Dali L. Yang is Professor of Political Science and founding Faculty Director of the University of Chicago Center in Beijing. He previously served as director of the East Asian Institute in Singapore and is former Chairman of the Department of Political Science, former director of the Center for East Asian Studies and of the Committee on International Relations at the University of Chicago. Dr. Yang earned his Ph.D. in political science from Princeton University in 1993, and is the author of numerous books and scholarly articles on the politics and political economy of China. Among Professor Yang’s books are Remaking the Chinese Leviathan: Market Transition and the Politics of Governance in China (Stanford University Press, 2004); Calamity and Reform in China: State, Rural Society and Institutional Change since the Great Leap Famine (Stanford University Press, 1996); Beyond Beijing: Liberalization and the Regions in China (Routledge, 1997). He is also editor or co-editor of several other volumes and the author of many articles. He was a team member and contributor to The United States and Rise of China and India, by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Professor Yang has served on the editorial boards of leading academic journals, including American Political Science Review, Journal of Contemporary China, and World Politics. He has been a board member of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and a consultant to industry, government agencies, and the World Bank.
Linda Tsao Yang Member, Committee of 100 & Chair, Asian Corporate Governance Association
Ambassador Linda Tsao Yang has chaired the non-profit member-supported Asian Corporate Governance Association based in Hong Kong since 2001. Its institutional investor members manage US$12.0...
Read Bio Linda Tsao Yang Ambassador Linda Tsao Yang has chaired the non-profit member-supported Asian Corporate Governance Association based in Hong Kong since 2001. Its institutional investor members manage US$12.0 trillion of assets globally. From 1993 to 1999, she was the U.S. Ambassador and Executive Director to the Board of the Asian Development Bank in Manila, the first woman Executive Director appointed by the United States Government to the board of a multilateral financial institution and the first Executive Director appointed by President Clinton and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. At her retirement in 1999, she was honored with the Distinguished Service Award of the U.S. Treasury. Amb. Yang served on the Board of The Bank of China (Hong Kong) from late 2003 to mid-2010 and was the founding chair of its Budget and Strategy Committee. Earlier, she was Vice Chairman of Board of the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS). She is a member of The Bretton Woods Committee in Washington D.C., The Council on Foreign Relations in New York, and a former director on the Board of The Committee of 100. She is a graduate of St. John's University in Shanghai and the Columbia Graduate School of Business in New York.
Shirley Young Governor, Committee of 100 & President, Shirley Young Associates, LLC
Shirley Young is President of Shirley Young Associates, LLC, a business advisory company, and serves as senior adviser to General Motors Asia Pacific. From 1988-2000 she served as Corporate...
Read Bio Shirley Young Shirley Young is President of Shirley Young Associates, LLC, a business advisory company, and serves as senior adviser to General Motors Asia Pacific. From 1988-2000 she served as Corporate Vice President of General Motors and co-led its entry into China with the Shanghai GM joint venture building Buicks. Shirley Young currently serves on the Board of Salesforce.com and has served as Director of Teletech Holdings Inc, Bank of America, Verizon Corporation, Dayton-Hudson/Target Corporation, Holiday Inn/Promus/Harrah’s and as Vice Chairman of the Nominating Committee of the New York Stock Exchange. Ms. Young was a founding member of the Committee of 100 and is chair of the U.S.-China Cultural Institute, Senior Advisor and former trustee of Wellesley College, and member of the board of The National Dance Institute. In China, Ms. Young has served as honorary professor of Tsinghua University, Beijing; Tongji University, Shanghai; and Huazhong Technology University, Wuhan.
William Zarit Minister for Commercial Affairs U.S. Embassy Beijing, China
William Zarit, based in Beijing, helps Chinese companies navigate the U.S. investment market, and provides U.S. companies advice on working in the Chinese commercial environment. Until recen...
Read Bio William Zarit William Zarit, based in Beijing, helps Chinese companies navigate the U.S. investment market, and provides U.S. companies advice on working in the Chinese commercial environment.
