Cher Wang

Cher Wang
Cher Wang
Born September 14, 1958 (1958-09-14) (age 53)
Nationality Taiwanese
Ethnicity Han
Citizenship  Republic of China (Taiwan)
Education Berkeley,1981
Occupation Entrepreneur
Years active 1997–now
Employer HTC, VIA Technologies
Known for Contributions to HTC and VIA; creating a fairly early model of smart phones in 1997
Home town Taipei, Taiwan
Partner Chen Wen-Chi, Chimu Lin
Parents Wang Yung-ching
Jiao Yang
Relatives Cherlin Wang
Awards Forbes 2010 billionaires

Cher Wang (traditional Chinese: 王雪紅; simplified Chinese: 王雪红; pinyin: Wáng Xuěhóng; September 14, 1958(1958-09-14)) is a Taiwanese entrepreneur. Wang is a co-founder and the chairperson of the HTC Corporation and VIA Technologies. Her father was Wang Yung-ching,[1] 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[2] from the University of California, Berkeley in 1981, then joined First International Computer (FIC) in 1982.[3] 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.[4]

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