Name
Joseph Tsai
Joseph Tsai
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Yale University | Doctor of Jurisprudence, Yale University
Canada
e-commerce, Self Made
$9,900,000,000
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#147 Billionaires 2019
#8 Hong Kong's 50 Richest 2019
He is vice chairman and cofounder of Alibaba Group, and ranks as its second-largest individual shareholder after chairman Jack Ma.He owns 49% of the Brooklyn Nets National Basketball Association team. He holds two degrees from Yale University--an undergraduate degree in economics and East Asian studies and a law degree.Taiwan-born Tsai carries a Canadian passport.
Tsai accepted an initial salary of only $50 a month from Jack Ma when the pair first met in 1999.He played lacrosse in high school and college and is an avid follower of the sport.
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