Accomplished Chinese American

Charles B. Wang 

Occupation: Chairman, Computer Associates International, Inc. 

Date of Birth: August 1944 

Place of Birth: Shanghai, China 

Moved to US: 1952 

	Charles B. Wang is the Chairman and former chief executive officer of Computer Associates International, Inc.(CA) The world's leading software company, CA has 20,000 employees worldwide and its revenue is in excess of $6 billion.  Charles B. Wang founded CA in 1976, launching the company with three associates, a single product and a simple idea: that technology serves business. Today, CA's innovative technology, services and education, provide the computing foundation for hundreds of business around the world.  During his tenure as CEO until August 2000, Charles B. Wang combined a strategic business perspective with a hands-on grasp of technology. He also ensured that CA would retain entrepreneurial spark by fostering a supportive corporate structure and flexible business culture. 

	A technology visionary with a non-nonsense management style, Charles B. Wang has been actively involved in CA's ongoing research and meets frequently with CA clients, and hosts information exchange programs to help chief executives better understand the role of technology in business. His book, TECHNO VISION II: Every Executive's Guide to Understanding and Mastering Technology and The Internet, educates decision-makers about taking advantage of eBusiness revolution. 

	Charles B. Wang has the unique blend of a strategic business perspective combined with a programmer's grasp of technology to ensure that CA remains the industry leader. Under Charles B. Wang's leadership, Fortune Magazine has named CA one of "America's Most Admired Companies" and "Best Company to Work for in America." ComputerWorld has recognized CA as a "Best Place" to work for five consecutive years, and IndustryWeek has identify CA being one of the 100 best-managed companies for two years in a row.  In May, 2000, Computer Associates International, Inc. was named by Asian Enterprise Magazine, the largest Asian American business-focus publication in the country, as one of the "Top Ten Best companies for Asian Americans." 

	Charles B. Wang has demonstrated a fervent interest in how computer technology can improve the lives of children and promote relationships between people around the world. His support extends to such organizations as the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, whose national headquarter bears his name. Charles B. Wang has endowed $25 million for a high technology Asian American Center at the University of New York(the largest private gift in the history of the SUNY system.) The center will be dedicated to the advancement of educational exchanges, business and technology.  In addition, Charles B. Wang strongly encourage employees to participate in CA's Matching Charitable Gifts Program, under which the company matches 200 percent of each donation to hospitals, community funds, educational and cultural institutions, social and community organizations and environmental organizations.  

	Charles B. Wang was born in Shanghai, China and moved to the United States with his family in 1952. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Queens College, and began his computer career at Columbia University Riverside Research Institute as a programming trainee.