Thai Lee

Thai Lee
Born 1958 (age 59–60)
Bangkok, Thailand
Residence Austin, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater Amherst College
Harvard Business School
Known for CEO and co-founder, SHI International
Net worth $1.2 billion (March 2017)[1]
Spouse(s) Leo Koguan (divorced 2002)
Children 2

Thai Lee (born 1958) is a Thai-born Korean American billionaire businesswoman, the co-owner, CEO and president of SHI International, reported by Forbes to be the largest woman-owned business in the US.[2]

Early years

Thai Lee was born in 1958 in Bangkok, Thailand, and attended Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts, earning a double major BA in biology and economics, and in 1985, an MBA from Harvard Business School.[3] She was the first Korean woman to graduate from the business school.[4][2]

Awards and honors

  • Life Trustee, Amherst College
  • Former President, Amherst College Alumni Society
  • Harvard University, Dean's Advisory Board
  • Distinguished Alumni Award, Harvard Business School
  • Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur Of The Year in 2012

Family

In 1989, Thai Lee married Leo Koguan, a Columbia University graduate, New York Law School-educated lawyer and the co-founder and chairman of SHI. They divorced in 2002. She has two teenage children. She lives in Austin, Texas.

References

  1. ↑ "Thai Lee". Forbes. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 Ewalt, David M. "The Modest Tycoon Behind America's Biggest Woman-Owned Business". Forbes. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Young, Susan. "Thai Lee, MBA". Harvard Business School. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Thai Lee '80". Amherst College. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
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