# Joseph Tsai: executive, Alibaba Group

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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.

- **Nationality:** Canadian

## Current roles (1)

- [Alibaba Group](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/alibaba-group.md) Chairman

## Sources (5)

1. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/20/who-is-alibabas-new-ceo-eddie-wu-and-chairman-joe-tsai.html
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Tsai
3. https://www.forbes.com/profile/joseph-tsai/
4. https://www.alibabagroup.com/about-alibaba-leadership-1493301768354791424
5. https://law.yale.edu/studying-law-yale/alumni-student-profiles/joseph-c-tsai-90


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