Jerry Yang

Description: (Co-Founder and Former CEO of ‘Yahoo! Inc.’)

Jerry Yang is a Taiwanese-American internet entrepreneur, best known as the co-founder, and the former CEO of ‘Yahoo! Inc.’ Born in Taiwan, his family moved to United States when he was ten and he learned to speak the English language in the following years. Later, he completed his graduation as well as post-graduation in electrical engineering and applied for his doctoral degree. While studying for his PhD, he met David Filo, his office partner, and soon they both became hooked to the Internet which was newly introduced at the time. While surfing, they identified the complexity in locating the required websites over the internet and developed software to overcome this problem. Originally they created a website to provide for a way to organize the maze of internet addresses on the World Wide Web, which later transformed into a multi-billion corporation. Soon, the website’s immense popularity encouraged them to establish ‘Yahoo! Inc.’, which gradually became a successful provider of Internet and Web-based services. He served as the ‘Chief Yahoo’ of the company for over a decade and played a key role in managing and developing the company’s business policies, also serving as head of several other corporations.

Overview

Birthday November 6, 1968 (Scorpio)
Born In Taiwan
Alternative names Jerry Chih-Yuan Yang
Height 175 cm
City Taipei, Taiwan
Spouse/Ex- Akiko Yamazaki
Parents

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What is Jerry Yang's educational background? Jerry Yang earned a Bachelor's and Master's degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University.
What was Jerry Yang's role in the founding of Yahoo? Jerry Yang co-founded Yahoo in 1994 with David Filo while they were graduate students at Stanford University.
How did Jerry Yang contribute to Yahoo's success? Jerry Yang served as the CEO of Yahoo from 2007 to 2009, leading the company through various strategic initiatives and partnerships.
What is Jerry Yang currently involved in? Jerry Yang is a founding partner of AME Cloud Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in technology startups.
How did Jerry Yang impact the tech industry? Jerry Yang played a key role in shaping the early internet landscape through his contributions to Yahoo's growth and development.
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