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Hock E. Tan and K. Lisa Yang
The creation of the Yang Tan Collective at MIT was made possible by the vision and generosity of Hock E. Tan ’75 and K. Lisa Yang, whose commitment to improving human health has transformed basic science research at MIT. Since 2017, Tan and Yang have given more than $200 million to create six endowed research centers and multiple fellowship programs at MIT.
“In the best MIT spirit, Lisa and Hock have always focused their generosity on insights that lead to real impact,” says MIT President L. Rafael Reif. “I am deeply grateful to them for making MIT a home of this pivotal research.”
A personal calling
Tan, who is President and CEO of the global technology infrastructure company Broadcom, and Yang, a former Wall Street investment banker with degrees from Columbia and Cornell, made their first gift to MIT in 2017 to establish a center focused on autism research. The gift reflected personal experiences — they have two children on the autism spectrum — but was also driven to support the study of novel promising therapeutic strategies in a field where f
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Hock Tan
CEO Of Broadcom, Inc.
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In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan.
Tan Hock Eng (Chinese: 陳福陽; pinyin: Chén Fúyáng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Hok-iâng; born 1951 or 1952) is a Malaysian-born Chinese-American business executive. He is the CEO of Broadcom Inc. He was the highest-earning CEO in the US in 2017, earning US$103.2 million that year.[1]
Early life and education
Tan was born in Penang, Malaysia, in 1951 or 1952.[2] He received a scholarship to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1971. In 1975, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and earned a master's degree in the same subject later in the year.[3][4] Tan also attended Harvard University to earn an MBA a few years later.[2][5]
Career
He was managing director of Hume Industries in Malaysia from 1983 to 1988 b
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CEO Today Top 50 - Hock E. Tan
Name: Hock E. Tan
Net worth: Approx. $1.42 billion Executive pay: $162 million
Company: Broadcom Inc
Bio: Tan was born in Penang, Malaysia, in either 1951 or 1952. He was awarded a scholarship to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1971. Upon completion of his studies, he obtained a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in 1975, followed by a master's degree in the same field later that year. Subsequently, Tan pursued further education at Harvard University, where he obtained an MBA a few years later.
He was managing director of Hume Industries in Malaysia from 1983 to 1988 before helming Pacven Investment from 1988 to 1992. He then held financial positions at General Motors Co and PepsiCo Inc before becoming the Vice President of Finance of Commodore International Ltd. Tan went on to become the CEO of Integrated Circuit Systems Inc. When this was sold to Integrated Device Technology Inc, he became the latter company's chairman.
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