Thai Lee Explained

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.^[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.

Notes and References

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