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Joseph Tsai
Co-founder and Chairman of Alibaba Group since September 2023. Taiwanese-Canadian billionaire (net worth ~$11.8B, Forbes 2025). Born in Taipei (1964); educated at Lawrenceville School, Yale College (BA Economics & East Asian Studies, 1986), and Yale Law School (JD, 1990).
Began career at Sullivan & Cromwell, then Investor AB in Hong Kong before joining Jack Ma in 1999 as CFO/COO. Alibaba's second-largest individual shareholder. Also owns the Brooklyn Nets (NBA), New York Liberty (WNBA), and Barclays Center. Major philanthropist: $30M to Yale Law School, $50M to Lincoln Center, co-founded the Social Justice Fund.
Canadian · 1 current role
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Chinese multinational technology company specializing in e-commerce, cloud computing, and AI.
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- Alibaba Group Chairman
Sources (5)
- https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/20/who-is-alibabas-new-ceo-eddie-wu-and-chairman-joe-tsai.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Tsai
- https://www.forbes.com/profile/joseph-tsai/
- https://www.alibabagroup.com/about-alibaba-leadership-1493301768354791424
- https://law.yale.edu/studying-law-yale/alumni-student-profiles/joseph-c-tsai-90
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