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Walter Wang
Walter Wang (born March 25, 1965) is a Taiwanese businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He is the co-founder of The Walter and Shirley Wang Foundation, and JMM Foundation, a philanthropic organization. He is also the CEO of JM Eagle, a global manufacturer of plastic pipe. Wang's father was Wang Yung-ching, founder of the plastics and petrochemicals conglomerate Formosa Plastics Group and one of the wealthiest individuals in Taiwan before his death in 2008. His sister is Cher Wang, co-founder and chairperson (since 2007) of HTC Corporation and integrated chipset maker VIA Technologies.
Wang's father was Taiwanese billionaire Wang Yung-ching, who is known informally as Y.C. Wang. Wang is the youngest of Y.C. Wang's five children by Wang Yang Chiao. When Wang was nine years old, Wang Yang Chiao left Taiwan against Y.C. Wang's wishes. They moved to Berkeley, California, to be closer to one of Yang Chiao's older children, Cher Wang. Wang attended University of California, Berkeley, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in political science. He then moved back to Taiwan to work for his father's corporation, Formosa Plastics Group, in 1988.
In 2005, Wang purchased JM Manufacturing through syndicated loans from his father. In 2007, Wang bought PW Eagle, another large PVC pipe producer, to form JM Eagle. JM Eagle relocated its headquarters to Los Angeles, California in 2008.
Wang is a board member of the publicly listed Formosa Petrochemical and Formosa Chemical and Fiber Corporations in Taiwan. He is also a member of the Young Presidents Organization Los Angeles and Intercontinental chapters. He belongs to the World Economic Forum and the Committee of 100. Wang sits on the board of directors for the Danny Thompson Memorial Leukemia Foundation, the Los Angeles Police Foundation, the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, the DEA Educational Foundation, the Chinese Overseas Exchange Association (COEA), and the Boao Forum in China. Along with his wife, Wang is a trustee of the U.S. Olympic Committee, and both serve on the board of the Los Angeles Olympic Committee 2028.
Wang is chairman of the New Taipei Kings. In June 2024 Wang announced plans for a new Basketball league across South East Asia, with four of the six teams in Taiwan's P. League+ on board, including the Kings, as well as all five teams in Taiwan's T1 League.
In October 2024, Wang became a member of Forbes 400.
Wang is co-founder of the Walter and Shirley Wang Foundation and the JMM Foundation, along with his wife.
The Wangs are the most prominent sponsors of the Emmy-nominated PBS documentary Becoming American: The Chinese Experience by [Bill Moyers].
Walter Wang
Walter Wang (born March 25, 1965) is a Taiwanese businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He is the co-founder of The Walter and Shirley Wang Foundation, and JMM Foundation, a philanthropic organization. He is also the CEO of JM Eagle, a global manufacturer of plastic pipe. Wang's father was Wang Yung-ching, founder of the plastics and petrochemicals conglomerate Formosa Plastics Group and one of the wealthiest individuals in Taiwan before his death in 2008. His sister is Cher Wang, co-founder and chairperson (since 2007) of HTC Corporation and integrated chipset maker VIA Technologies.
Wang's father was Taiwanese billionaire Wang Yung-ching, who is known informally as Y.C. Wang. Wang is the youngest of Y.C. Wang's five children by Wang Yang Chiao. When Wang was nine years old, Wang Yang Chiao left Taiwan against Y.C. Wang's wishes. They moved to Berkeley, California, to be closer to one of Yang Chiao's older children, Cher Wang. Wang attended University of California, Berkeley, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in political science. He then moved back to Taiwan to work for his father's corporation, Formosa Plastics Group, in 1988.
In 2005, Wang purchased JM Manufacturing through syndicated loans from his father. In 2007, Wang bought PW Eagle, another large PVC pipe producer, to form JM Eagle. JM Eagle relocated its headquarters to Los Angeles, California in 2008.
Wang is a board member of the publicly listed Formosa Petrochemical and Formosa Chemical and Fiber Corporations in Taiwan. He is also a member of the Young Presidents Organization Los Angeles and Intercontinental chapters. He belongs to the World Economic Forum and the Committee of 100. Wang sits on the board of directors for the Danny Thompson Memorial Leukemia Foundation, the Los Angeles Police Foundation, the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, the DEA Educational Foundation, the Chinese Overseas Exchange Association (COEA), and the Boao Forum in China. Along with his wife, Wang is a trustee of the U.S. Olympic Committee, and both serve on the board of the Los Angeles Olympic Committee 2028.
Wang is chairman of the New Taipei Kings. In June 2024 Wang announced plans for a new Basketball league across South East Asia, with four of the six teams in Taiwan's P. League+ on board, including the Kings, as well as all five teams in Taiwan's T1 League.
In October 2024, Wang became a member of Forbes 400.
Wang is co-founder of the Walter and Shirley Wang Foundation and the JMM Foundation, along with his wife.
The Wangs are the most prominent sponsors of the Emmy-nominated PBS documentary Becoming American: The Chinese Experience by [Bill Moyers].