Who is Jerry Yang?
PERSONAL: Born Nov. 6, 1968, in Taipei, Taiwan, immigrated to San Jose with his mother and younger brother when he was 10. Married to fellow Stanford University alumna Akiko Yamazaki, whom he met in 1992. They have one daughter. Donated $75 million to Stanford last year.
EDUCATIONAL: Holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University.
PROFESSIONAL: Co-created the Yahoo Internet navigational guide in 1994 with Stanford buddy David Filo in a Stanford campus trailer; co-founded Yahoo in 1995 as a Web portal. Appointed chief executive in June 2007.
