Leadership Project: Wang Cher 1. Give the title of the book and a brief biography about the leader (1/2) page.
The legend of Wang Cher written by Zhenwei Zhang narrates the life of Cher Wang from childhood to her fifties. Cher Wang was born on September 14th, 1958, the third child in her big family. Her father, Y.C. Wang, one of Taiwan’s richest men, was the legendary founder of Formosa Plastics, the Taiwanese petrochemical conglomerate that now has about 100,000 employees. Born in a family like this, Cher had the privilege of attending private school in the United States. In 1974 she attended the exclusive College Preparatory School in Oakland, California. After graduating from high school, she attended University of California – Berkeley. Cher, who originally wanted to be a pianist, was first admitted to Berkeley as a music major, but switched gears mid-stream, earning a master’s degree in economics instead. In 1982, Cher cut her teeth in the technology domain at First International Computer, a computer products manufacturing unit presided over by one of her sisters. While working at this company she got the idea for what would become the products produced by HTC. However, it took several years for Cher Wang’s inner entrepreneur to surface. In 1987, she founded VIA Technologies, Inc. In 1997, at the age of 39, she came back to Taiwan, launched HTC along with associates HT Cho and Peter Chou. In 2010, Cher co-founded the ABAC Women’s Forum to identify capacity-building policy recommendations that enhance opportunities for women in business, and to hold outreach activities within APEC economies. Cher’s business achievements have been widely acclaimed in major international media. In 2011, she received the 20th spot on both Forbes’ and Fortune’s annual ‘most powerful women’ lists. 2. A summary of the book focusing on the main themes (1 page).
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