Charlotte is the Vice Chair of WNET New York Public Television, Board Member of Taiwan Public Television Services (2013-2016), and philanthropist. She was a former Senior Vice President of Investment Banking at Lehman Brothers, New York. Charlotte holds a BA degree from Harvard University and an MBA degree from Stanford University.

Claudia is a CFO consultant/advisor. She is an independent board director serving in the audit committee and the corporate governance and nomination committee of Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Limited.

Claudia has held finance executive/management positions at various technology companies, including Aviva Links, Inc., Sonatus, Inc., Atoptech, Inc. (acquired by Avatar Integrated Systems), Polaris Networks, Inc., and Transmedia Communications, Inc. (acquired by Cisco Systems).

Claudia holds a B.S. in Accounting from National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, and an M.S. in Taxation from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Angela Chin retired from Hewlett-Packard as a Director of Consulting specializing in cloud strategy and data analytics. With 22 years of experience at HP and 10 years with NASA, Angela has demonstrated expertise in managing enterprise technology solutions, systems, and security portfolios, establishing HP’s cloud consulting portfolio, and leading successful mergers. Twice named MVP, she is a certified ITIL® Master and trainer for ITIL® courses.

In addition to her professional achievements, Angela is deeply involved in philanthropy. Following her retirement from HP, she established a non-profit 501(c)(3) foundation focused on environmental sustainability and education. She actively supports initiatives such as the Peach Foundation, which helps rural children in Yunnan, China, the Stanford Rural Education Action Program (REAP) for early childhood education, and the translation work of online publications for the Alliance Cultural Foundation International (ACFI).

Angela holds a degree in Mathematics from UC Berkeley.  She is based in Palo Alto, California.  Born in Taiwan, she is fluent in Chinese and English.

Julia Hsiao, J.D., LL.M., Financial Advisor*, is President of Julia Hsiao Insurance & Financial Services and a New York Life Council agent since 1998. From 2019-2025, she achieved membership on the prestigious New York Life Chairman’s Cabinet, which is a recognition of agents with a very high level of production. A member of The Nautilus Group® Plus and a Financial Adviser with Eagle Strategies LLC, Julia specializes in advanced financial and estate planning. She has been recognized on Forbes America’s Top 100 Financial Security Professionals list annually since 2021 and is a lifetime member of the Million Dollar Round Table, achieving Top of the Table for 12 years.

Beyond her professional accomplishments, Julia has been deeply engaged in her community for more than two decades. She has actively supported numerous organizations, contributed generously to charitable causes, and hosted a variety of seminars on estate and financial planning, as well as other topics of public interest. Her longstanding dedication to service reflects both a strong sense of social responsibility and a passion for making a meaningful impact beyond her professional work.

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*Offering investment advisory services through Eagle Strategies LLC, A Registered Investment Adviser. Registered Representative for NYLIFE Securities LLC (Member FINRA/SIPC), A Licensed Insurance Agency. Eagle Strategies LLC and NYLIFE Securities LLC are subsidiaries of New York Life Insurance Company. Council is an annual New York Life recognition program based on agent production from July 1- June 30. MDRT, the Premier Association of Financial Professionals, is recognized globally as the standard of excellence in life insurance sales performance in the insurance and financial services industry. Learn more about the Forbes list and the ranking methodology here. Julia Hsiao is a Member Agent of the Nautilus Group® and a member of Nautilus Plus, which is an elite group of approximately 30 financial professionals in the Nautilus Group®. Nautilus is a service of New York Life. Julia Hsiao Insurance & Financial Services is independently owned and operated from Eagle Strategies LLC and its affiliates. Julia Hsiao - CA Insurance License Number 0B43293.

Arlene joined The Alliance Cultural Foundation as a volunteer in 2017. As a volunteer, she spearheaded the Junyi Innovative Study Abroad Program ("JISAP"), and successfully prepared several groups of students enrolled at the Junyi School of Innovation to study abroad since 2018.  In addition to coaching students for studying abroad, she also started a Mentorship Program in 2023 and has invited mentors to guide JISAP students through their education advancement overseas.

Arlene started her career in the Finance & Banking industry. She was recruited to join a start-up company in Silicon Valley and eventually was appointed the company’s CEO. During her 15 years of corporate life, she engaged in proprietary technology and product development, manufacturer partnerships, sales and marketing and took the company’s product to the international stage at the 2010 World Expo. Due to family reasons, Arlene resigned as the CEO of the company in 2011, and became an independent business consultant until 2017, when she retired. It has always been Arlene’s passion to work on project development and carry projects through incubation. Due to her admiration and respect for Chair Yen’s vision and courage to advance Taiwan’s education system, Arlene took the opportunity to work on the JISAP projects in order to assist Chair Yen and his mission. 

Benson is the President of Benson Liao Insurance & Financial Center. He specializes in various types of insurance and financial products and works with local attorneys, CPAs, etc. to assist clients with solving for their insurance and financial services related issues. He’s Top of the Table of the Million Dollar Round Table since 2006. Also, he became New York Life “Cabinet Hall of Fame” First Chinese-American Agent Member in over 175 years.

Aside from his career, he is actively involved in the community and charity event. He serves as the Board Member of Taiwan Hotel & Motel Association of Southern California, Moringa for Love Foundation and The Ground Up Foundation.

Arthur is an entrepreneur and has been at the forefront of Internet and mobile wireless technology / product innovations for over two decades.

He serves as a Board Director and an executive advisor for a non-profit organization ACFI and several startup companies in AI, mobile / cloud SaaS, Robo advisors, security and wireless cloud-based infrastructure, IoTs and consumer products. Arthur retired from Apple at the end of 2014. He held various executive positions at Apple, Nokia (formerly Tahoe Networks), Nortel Networks (formerly Shasta Networks) and Cisco throughout his professional carrier.

Arthur was a founder, CTO, Vice President of Engineering & Operations of the Shasta Networks (acquired by Nortel Networks for $350M in early 1999) and a founder and President & CEO of the Tahoe Networks (acquired by Nokia in late 2003). He was an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR and later a Limited Partner) at Redpoint Ventures and Benchmark Capital.

Arthur has been awarded 28 patents and published over 100 technical papers. He received two best paper awards and was the author of two book chapters published by the IEEE Press and World Scientific. Arthur received his Masters and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering (systems) and computer science (EECS) from the University of Southern California.

Teresa is the Reid Weaver Dennis Professor of Electrical Engineering, Emerita, at Stanford University.

She took a leave of absence from Stanford to found Atheros Communications, Inc., which pioneered semiconductor solutions for wireless networking, before returning to Stanford to continue her research and teaching.

Her many honors include the Marconi Prize, the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal, the Outstanding Contribution Award from ACM SIGMOBILE, and the IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award. She has also received Distinguished Alumni Awards from both National Taiwan University and the UC Berkeley EECS Department, the DEMO Lifetime Achievement Award, and was recognized by Red Herring as one of the Top 10 Entrepreneurs.

Teresa is a Fellow of the IEEE, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and an Academician of the Academia Sinica in Taiwan. She earned her B.S. from National Taiwan University and her M.S. and Ph.D. in EECS from the University of California, Berkeley.

Frank is the founder and President of NOVAtime Technology, Inc., a leader in integrating their Workforce Management solution with Human Resource and Payroll systems. In October 1999, Frank founded NOVAtime and brought many cutting-edge technologies to the workforce management industry, such as Push technology, SaaS architecture, and beacon technology. For nearly two decades as its CEO and President, Frank led the forward-thinking technology company successfully transitioned to a SaaS cloud-based solution provider for many Fortune-500 companies and government agencies. Frank currently serves as a board member for Ascentis/NOVAtime.

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A well-respected philanthropist, Frank serves on the board of directors for Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, and as the chairman of the board for Moringa For Love Foundation.

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Frank was recognized and honored as Fu-Jen Catholic University 2017’s Outstanding Alumni of the Year. He has supported the school’s hospital project as well as working closely with their mathematics department to develop Microsoft certification curriculum. Frank received a M.S. degree in Applied Math from the University of Southern California.

Alice Wang is the founder and President of Golden Star Technology (GST), a leading IT and AV systems integrator headquartered in Southern California. Under her leadership, GST delivers comprehensive end-to-end IT and audiovisual solutions, serving a diverse clientele that includes public sector organizations, federal government agencies, and Fortune 1000 companies. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, Alice has positioned GST as a trusted partner in the ever-evolving technology landscape.

Beyond her professional achievements, Alice is deeply dedicated to philanthropy. In 2008, she co-founded the AJ Wang Foundation with her husband, JP, to support educational opportunities for aspiring students. The foundation provides scholarships to college students pursuing degrees or certifications at various higher education institutions, reflecting Alice’s passion for empowering the next generation through learning and growth.

Albert is a scholar turned engineering executive, born and received education until finishing college in Taiwan. He starts his career as a researcher in Intel Corporation, moved to Cypress Semiconductor as a technology development expert, then joined start up company ISSI, and started engineering executive career in start up companies MoSys Inc., Silicon Spice (acquired by Broadcom), Marvell Semiconductor Inc. which grew to a mighty S&P500 high tech company. Now Albert joined his friends in another start-up Credo Semiconductor focused in connectivity for Datacenters, Clouds, AIs, 5G, and IoTs.

Albert received his bachelor degree from Electrical Engineering of National Taiwan University and Ph.D. from EECS University of California at Berkeley. Besides professional work, he also contributes to community services, sharing his expertise and experiences. He was on the Board of Directors in Global Semiconductor Alliance, or GSA, a global semiconductor industry association; Monte Jade West Science & Tech Association, a professional association organized to foster the relationship between technology professionals and corporations on both sides of the Pacific Ocean.

Stanley, known as the godfather of hospitality and tourism in Taiwan, started his career with American Express, fast-tracking from Messenger to General Manager in five years. He embarked on a career in the hotel industry as the President of The Landis Group at 32, and became a respected figure and opinion leader across the country. He served as the Asia-Pacific Chair of The Leading Hotels of the World and sat on the board of Pacific Asia Travel Association; he was the Area Vice President for Asia-Pacific of the Young Presidents’ Organization. When he served as Chair of the Taiwan Visitors Association, Chair of the Council for the Promotion of Chinese Cuisine and advisor to the Tourism Bureau of Republic of China (Taiwan), he actively promoted the rich culture and arts of Taiwan, and led the Taipei International Travel Fair to be, still today, the most successful in Asia. To advance professional culinary skills in Taiwan, he initiated the development of culinary programs and institutions; there are now over 100 schools and colleges with programs dedicated to development of chefs and hospitality professionals.

Stanley is the author of 11 books with his latest titled "The Civil Society I Envision" (我所嚮往的生活文明); other books cover topics of education such as “Education Should Be Different” (教育應該不一樣), “You are the Key to Change” (你就是改變的起點), “Find Yourself on the World Map” (在世界地圖上找到自己) sharing his vision for the future of Taiwan, and more. Over the past two decades, he has emerged as a leading advocate for education, culture, and social innovation, dedicated to advancing rural revitalization, cultural preservation, and youth empowerment in eastern Taiwan.