Awards & Recognition
★Elected to The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2020)
★John Jay Award from Columbia College (2012)
★Henry Crown Leadership Award from Aspen Institute (2023)
★Raoul Wallenberg Human Rights Award from Congressional Human Rights Foundation
★Reebok Human Rights Award
Notable Facts
→Founder and Chairman of Himalaya Capital Management since 1997
→Dubbed 'Chinese Warren Buffett' by Charlie Munger who invested $88 million with him
→Wikipedia page documenting his life from Tiananmen Square protests to billionaire investor
→Co-founded The Asian American Foundation with $125 million in initial commitments
→Achieved 30% compound annual returns since 1998 at Himalaya Capital
→Trustee of California Institute of Technology and former Columbia University trustee
→Donated $15 million to Columbia Law School's new library named after him
→Author of multiple books including 'Moving the Mountain: My Life in China'
→Featured in Smithsonian Institute's 'Many Voices, One Nation' exhibition
→Considered potential successor to manage portion of Berkshire Hathaway portfolio