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Cher Wang

1958 - Today

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Cher Wang is a Taiwanese entrepreneur and philanthropist. Wang is a co-founder and chairperson of HTC Corporation, as well as a co-founder of VIA. In March of 2015, Wang became the CEO of HTC, taking over for Peter Chou. Wang appeared on the 2012 Forbes’ list of The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women ranked as number 56, and on the 2014 Forbes’ list of The Most Powerful Women in the World was ranked number 54. In her philanthropy, Wang has donated $28.1 million to help found the Guizhou Forerunner College, a charitable college in southwest China aimed to provide free to low-cost education for students in low income families. Wang has also contributed to the University of California, Berkeley, as well as electronic supplies to high schools in Taipei.

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