Theodore Wang is the only Goldman Sachs partner in the U.S. who is from China. One of the partners in charge of Goldman’s global equity business, Wang joined Goldman in 1996, became a managing director in 2002, and partner in 2006. As such, he is one of the most powerful Chinese Americans on Wall Street. Wang says that he leverages his position at Goldman to help China grow, by advising Chinese regulators and sovereign wealth funds on how to structure and regulate financial markets and how to avoid the pitfalls of global investing.
Wang came to the U.S. in 1987 as one of the Chinese students admitted to graduate studies in physics through the China-U.S. Physics Examination and Application system. He earned a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Minnesota, followed by an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. Combining these fields, in 1995, Wang co-founded Xeotron Corp., a successful company in Houston that produces DNA biochips used in the genomics industry and was sold to Invitrogen in 2004.
On May 14, the Caltech is presenting its Distinguished Alumni Award to Albert Y.C. Yu (BS, Engineering, 1963). Before he retired in 2002, Yu was Senior Vice President, General Manager and member of the Corporate Management Committee at Intel, with his contributions to management and corporate strategy contributing to making Intel the largest semiconductor company in the world. Through his company, OneAngstrom LLC, Yu invests in and mentors high-tech companies. For his alma mater, Yu is an affiliate of Caltech's Information Science and Technology Advisory Board, and he is a consulting professor at Stanford University, where he received his master’s and doctorate degrees.
On March 25, Committee of 100 members in Beijing gathered for a dinner to honor the new U.S. Embassy’s Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM), Robert Wang. C-100 Vice Chair, Greater China Region, Jeffrey Li, welcomed members and guests and provided a short introduction to C-100 and its mission in China. DCM Wang briefed members on U.S. China relations and described with excitement the nomination of Gary Locke to be the next U.S. Ambassador to China. Other members and friends present at the dinner were Dali Yang, C-100 Director Gareth Chang, Hou Ming, Rui Chenggang, Dazong Wang, Jenny Wang, Mary Wang, Katherine Xiao, Ya-Qin Zhang, and C-100 Consultant Su Cheng Harris-Simpson.
U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Robert Wang (4th from left, in front) with Committee members and friends in Beijing.
Robert Wang is a career foreign service officer who served as Deputy Director of the American Institute in Taiwan, 2006-2009, and has also been posted in Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo. He held the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in 2009-2010.
Fifteen young professionals in the fields of entertainment, law, business, government service, and entrepreneurial start-ups are being mentored by Southern California members in both individual and group sessions over a six-month period. C-100 Vice Chair Stewart Kwoh said that the goal of the mentorship program is “to develop strong leaders who are both successful in their careers and involved in the community, including U.S.-China relations.” Mentees also volunteer for a C-100 project, such as the regional conference now being organized by the Southern California members, “Mandarin in the Schools,” and the annual conference, which will be in Los Angeles in 2012.
The National Dance Institute (NDI), the non-profit organization founded by former New York City Ballet star Jacques d'Amboise that has brought the study and joy of dance to 2 million New York public school children, honored Shirley Young for her support of NDI’s global activities at its April 4 Annual Gala in New York City. In 2004, Young and her U.S. China Cultural Institute (a cultural associate of the Committee of 100) organized “Dancing into the Future,” which brought the National Dance Institute to Shanghai for classes and performances. The cultural exchange between the NDI students and teachers and their Chinese peers is captured in the film, “Jacques d'Amboise in China: The Other Side of the World.” NDI has continued its dance program in China with classes this summer that target less advantaged children, including the sons and daughters of migrant laborers.
The Committee is a partner in an ambitious educational initiative of the U.S. State Department to significantly increase the numbers of Americans students in China by helping educational institutions expand China study programs.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is greeted by Chinese-speaking American student ambassadors at the USA Pavilion, Shanghai World Expo, last year.
Carola McGiffert, Director of the 100,000 Strong Initiative, described the Initiative as “a public-private partnership that will have exponential impact”:
