Thai Lee

Thai Lee
Born	1958 (age 66–67) Bangkok, Thailand
Alma mater	Amherst College Harvard Business School
Known for	CEO and co-founder, SHI International
Spouse	Leo Koguan (divorced 2002)
Children	2

Thai Lee (born 1958) is a Thai-born Korean American billionaire businesswoman, the co-owner, CEO and president of SHI International, reported by Forbes to be the largest woman-owned business in the US.[1] In 2019, she was the 5th wealthiest Self-Made Woman in America, with the net worth of US$3 billion.[2]

Early years

Thai Lee was born in 1958 in Bangkok, Thailand, and attended Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts, earning a double major BA in biology and economics, and in 1985, an MBA from Harvard Business School.[3] She was the first Korean woman to graduate from the business school.[1][4]

Awards and honors

• Life Trustee, Amherst College
• Former President, Amherst College Alumni Society
• Harvard University, Dean's Advisory Board
• Distinguished Alumni Award, Harvard Business School
• Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year in 2012

Family

In 1989, Thai Lee married Leo Koguan, a Columbia University graduate, New York Law School-educated lawyer and the co-founder and chairman of SHI. They divorced in 2002. She has two teenage children. She lives in Austin, Texas.^[citation needed]

References

1. Ewalt, David M. "The Modest Tycoon Behind America's Biggest Woman-Owned Business". Forbes. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
2. "Thai Lee". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
3. Young, Susan (January 2013). "Thai Lee, MBA". Harvard Business School. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
4. "Thai Lee '80". Amherst College. Retrieved 1 June 2015.