Jimmy Wang

Jimmy Wang earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from NYU and began his career at DuPont Pharm in the early 1990s. He became a serial entrepreneur and founded three Nutra/pharm companies over the past 25 years.
He is also the co-founder of the Asian-American Entrepreneur Association (AAEA), and was selected as the organization's first-ever President.

Song Li

Dr. Song Li is the Chairman, CEO, and Founder of Frontage Laboratories ranked as one of the best Contract Research service providers in the pharmaceuticals industry in the USA and China. Dr. Li has founded several companies over the years, most notably as the Founder and Chairman of Frontida BioPharma, Inc and United Research Laboratories, LLC. Dr. Li is a renowned scientist in the analytical and bioanalytical chemistry field, with proven experiences in drug development spanning 30 years, as well as a Mentor to hundreds of scientists focused on drug research and development. Dr. Li is also the co-founder of the Asian American Entrepreneur Association.

Lijuan Tang

Dr. Tang is a scientist with over 30 years of experience in the US pharmaceutical industry. Before coming to the USA, she also worked in the field at one of the top Chinese national Institutions, the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. Later in her career, Dr. Tang became an entrepreneur and co-founded Phililab, later becoming the CEO of SPH Phililab until she retired from the position. Dr. Tang is the co-founder of AAEA and is currently the secretary of the organization.

Danling Jiang

Jiang is a professor of finance and the associate dean of research and faculty development at the College of Business, Stony Brook University. She co-directs the Center of Entrepreneurial Finance and actively contributes to the development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Long Island, New York, and beyond.

Quinn Zhao

Quinn is a partner at Hill Wallack LLP and has been in private practice for over 17 years. He is a veteran transactional attorney with a prior litigation background. He assists the AAEA in its legal matters and provides legal support and advice to different functions of the AAEA.

Shao Fu

Dr. Shao Fu is serving as VP of Operations at AAEA. Dr. Fu co-founded Novelstar Pharmaceuticals Inc. in 2018 with the mission of building an innovation-focused specialty pharmaceutical company to develop complex generic and 505b2 products. Dr. Fu has wide experience in pharmaceutical industry, including research & amp; development, pilot plant construction and GMP qualification, scale-up and technical transfer, portfolio selection, intellectual properties, clinical studies, regulatory filings, and business development.

Jianping Schoolman

Jianping has served as an educator and entrepreneur throughout her life. She has taught for several academic institutions including the University of Pennsylvania, Stony Brook University, Pratt Institute, and several others. Jianping has extensive experience in promoting Asian American culture, art, business, and health. She has owned and operated learning centers focused on academic enrichment and Asian American parenting. In addition to her real estate and healthcare business, Jianping currently operates a full-service college admissions counseling service.

Han Qin

Han Qin is a visual artist and digital art professor based in NY. Han’s work has been shown worldwide in museums and galleries. Her studio Albatross Art researches and explores the gap between new media and traditional art as a social initiative in the area of contemporary art.
Han is responsible for developing cultural and educational programs and coordinating the projects in support of arts in the association’s extended network.

Wendy Shao

Wendy Shao has been working in the Financial Services industry for the past 20 years. She is a Financial Advisor of Prudential Advisors. Wendy graduated from SUNY Binghampton with her MBA degree and earned her Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) and Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designation from the American College of Financial Services.

Ian Y. Pan

Dr. Ian Y. Pan is a distinguished medicinal chemist and pharma executive with over 20 years in oncology and antiviral drug discovery. He leads BirdoTech Lab US, focusing on special kilogram CDMO and pre-clinical R&D. A prolific entrepreneur, Dr. Pan holds a Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University and currently serves as CSO at the Asian-American Entrepreneur Association.

Lihua Zheng

Dr. Lihua Zheng is serving as a Co-General Counsel at AAEA of the Laws and Regulations Team.
Dr. Lihua Zheng is a distinguished professional with double Ph.D in law and biomedical sicence field. He offers crucial legal and regulatory guidance, leveraging his extensive scientific experience in corporate law and biotechnology development.
Dr. Zheng's combination background significantly contributes to the innovation and the support of the Asian American Entrepreneurial community.

Athena Zhang

Athena Zhang is an accomplished academic with a Magna Cum Laude in Chemistry from Smith College. Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Biochemistry, she actively promotes science commercialization and serves as the Head of Curriculum for Nucleate's Philadelphia Chapter. With a global perspective and fluency in Mandarin and English, Athena enjoys exploring the world, embracing art, photography, and various sports. She has also excelled in music, earning a violin scholarship and recording a Kun Opera performance video cover.

Jiali Gong

Jiali Gong earned his MBA from Suffolk University in Boston as well as a Master's degree in Environment Science from the University of Quebec at Montreal. Canada and Geochemistry from Paris University, France. He worked as a Senior Engineer for Schneider Electric for more than 26 years. He was president of the Boston Alumni Association of Nanjing University. He is building Asian-American Entrepreneur Association (AAEA) Boston chapter.

Christie Wang

Christie Wang is the Founding Partner at Valere Venture in San Jose, CA, focusing on healthcare and technology investments. She also co-founded an orthopaedics surgical robot company providing total clinical solutions for spine surgeons. Prior, she worked for Hewlett Packard Legal/Corporate in M&A, investment and intellectual property.
Christie graduated from Juris Doctor (J.D.) program from Northwestern University School of Law, and Kellogg Business School.
She also serves on the Board of Chinese Institute of Engineers, San Francisco Chapter, NA(CIE). She served as mentor for Stanford University Technology Innovation.
Christie was appointed the Commissioner for the City of Cupertino from 2017-2021.
She is an amateur singer and trilingual show host. Her French song “La Vie en Rose” won the second place in North America Alumni Voices 2021.

Leo Liu

Zoe Fang

Maria Wu

April Huang

Yang Zhang

Yanni Dong

Wingston Wang

Weiguo Yin

Leo Wang

Kelly Tong

Tiffany Wei

Ming Zhang

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

We promote communication among entrepreneur in science and technology and connection with potential investors.

Finance & Investment

We provide entrepreneurial financing resources and networks of bankers and venture capitalists to support project development and innovation.

Culture & Education

The arts and sciences need collaboration to thrive. Collaboration sparks dialogue.
At AAEA, we value art as an essential contribution to entrepreneurship. Through our annual meeting, we reward Asian American artists at every stage of their careers.

Laws & Regulations

AAEA follows new laws and changes in legislation that impact businesses and industries in key regulatory areas. We provide resources and share experiences with members concerning common compliance and legal issues in business operations. In addition, we connect members with appropriate legal professionals to prevent potential risks and resolve legal problems supporting members' business operations and entrepreneurship.