Cher Wang
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Cher Wang is a Taiwan
ese entrepreneur
. Wang is a co-founder and the chairperson of the HTC Corporation and VIA Technologies
. Her father was Wang Yung-ching
, who was one of the richest individuals in Taiwan
. Her husband is Wen Chi Chen
, the CEO of VIA Technologies
.
She received her master's degree in economics from the University of California, Berkeley
in 1981, then joined First International Computer
(FIC) in 1982. Wang and others founded VIA in 1987 and HTC in 1997. In May 2011, the Forbes
ranked her with Wen Chi Chen as the richest person in Taiwan, with a net worth of US$8.8 billion.
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
ese entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
. Wang is a co-founder and the chairperson of the HTC Corporation and VIA Technologies
VIA Technologies
VIA Technologies is a Taiwanese manufacturer of integrated circuits, mainly motherboard chipsets, CPUs, and memory, and is part of the Formosa Plastics Group. It is the world's largest independent manufacturer of motherboard chipsets...
. Her father was Wang Yung-ching
Wang Yung-ching
Wang Yung-ching was an influential entrepreneur who founded a large business empire in Taiwan. According to the 2008 Forbes survey, he was the 178th richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of US$5.5 billion...
, who was one of the richest individuals in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
. Her husband is Wen Chi Chen
Wen Chi Chen
Chen Wen-Chi has been President and CEO of VIA Technologies, Inc. since 1992, and has overseen its transition from chipset designer to a leading developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions...
, the CEO of VIA Technologies
VIA Technologies
VIA Technologies is a Taiwanese manufacturer of integrated circuits, mainly motherboard chipsets, CPUs, and memory, and is part of the Formosa Plastics Group. It is the world's largest independent manufacturer of motherboard chipsets...
.
She received her master's degree in economics from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
in 1981, then joined First International Computer
First International Computer
First International Computer, Inc. is a Taiwanese computer and components manufacturer, that designs and manufactures computer products and electronic components for other electronics equipment manufacturers worldwide. The company's products include motherboards, embedded computing systems,...
(FIC) in 1982. Wang and others founded VIA in 1987 and HTC in 1997. In May 2011, the Forbes
Forbes
Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
ranked her with Wen Chi Chen as the richest person in Taiwan, with a net worth of US$8.8 billion.