For over 25 years, Ping Chao has been a serial entrepreneur in high technology in Silicon Valley, California. He has been a technology and business leader in the Electronics Design Automation (EDA) industry since its infancy. In 1982, Ping co-founded ECAD which five years later, filed for IPO. Soon thereafter, in 1988, ECAD merged with SDA Systems to become the EDA powerhouse, Cadence. Then in 1990 He founded his second startup company PiE Design Systems with another successful IPO. Once again in 1996, he founded his third startup - Silicon Perspective Corp serving as its President and CEO. In 2001 Silicon Perspective Corp was acquired by Cadence as one of the most successful merger & acquisition (M&A) in EDA history. From 2001-2005, Ping served as Cadence’s Executive Vice President and General Manager. Today, Cadence is the leading EDA company in the world with $ 1.615 billion in revenues (2007) over 5000 employees worldwide and a market cap of $5.36 billion. In 2005, Ping retired from Cadence to become a private venture investor and devote more time to his philanthropic work. Ping completed his BSEE at National Chiao-Ting University, Taiwan and his MSEE/CS at University of California at Berkeley. A more complete history of his career can be found here. 

Amy and Ping were married in 1976. Since then, Amy has been devoted to her family and two children and spends her time actively volunteering in church, schools, hospitals, senior centers, and art communities. She is a strong believer that serving the underprivileged can and should be a source of joy for everyone, not just the few. She also believes that non-profit work and volunteering can be rewarding and fun at the same time. Amy received her BA from Ming Chuan Girl’s College in Taiwan.

Nancy Nguyen’s passion is serving the rural villages and tribal regions in East Asia. For the past seven years, she has founded and led numerous non-profit organizations to rural Vietnam and China. She has organized five large-scale service projects of over 300 volunteers to the poorest regions of Vietnam and China. Furthermore, Nancy is an expert in online communities and social marketing with more than five years of successful experience in internet startups. She is the Co-Founder and Co-President of: Asian Central (2.5 million members, 30 staff), East Villagers Non-Profit Community & Transparent Fish Software Platform (2500 members, 20 staff), and the Stanford Premedical Association (3000 members, 50 staff). During her spare time, she manages an online art, culture, and entertainment community called "Asian Central" and the blog "Stuff Asian People Like." In 2008, Nancy joined the Chao Foundation.  Her vast rural community development experience in East Asia and long-term partnerships with grassroots NGOs aids her work in mobilizing partnerships to develop the non-profit sector in third world East Asia. Nancy studied Biological Sciences and East Asian Studies at Stanford University. Her dream is to partner with her family and friends to serve the most impoverished communities in East Asia and all around the world.

A web guru and entrepreneur, Peter Nguyen is a blogosphere celebrity who has earned numerous accolades for creating, “Stuff Asian People Like,” a cultural blog explaining Asian culture in its purest form. He founded Asian Central, an online Asian-American community focused on art, culture, and entertainment. He has extensive experience in web 2.0 platforms, motion graphic effects, film production, and print media. From the age of nine, when he first started programming, Peter has dreamt of making a difference in the world through these mediums. Since August 2006, Peter has traveled to Da Nang, Vietnam, as a Technology Director for Project Vietnam and Gansu, China, as a Technical Consultant for all Chao Foundation programs. He actively participates in cultural events in the Asian community, online and offline. Peter is a true global citizen with a heart for service and a passion for creating compelling media.  He is studying Computer Science, Film, & Media at U.C. Berkeley.