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Hokkien POJ. iông tì oán. Jerry Chih-Yuan Yang ( Chinese: 楊致遠; pinyin: Yáng Zhìyuǎn; born Yang Chih-Yuan; November 6, 1968) is an American billionaire computer programmer, internet entrepreneur, and venture capitalist. He is the co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo! Inc. and founding partner of AME Cloud Ventures.
J. B. Pritzker. Jay Robert "J.B." Pritzker (born January 19, 1965) is an American businessman, politician, philanthropist, and attorney serving since 2019 as the 43rd governor of Illinois . Pritzker is from Chicago and a member of the wealthy Pritzker family that owns the Hyatt hotel chain. He has started several venture capital and investment ...
The lieutenant governor of Illinois is the second highest executive of the State of Illinois. In Illinois, the lieutenant governor and governor run on a joint ticket and are directly elected by popular vote. Gubernatorial candidates select their running mates when filing for office and appear on the primary election ballot together.
Walt Mossberg just finished interviewing Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang and President Sue Decker (my real time notes are here, see Peter Kafka’s notes as well).. The two key topics of the interview were ...
According to Yahoo’s proxy filing, Jerry Yang’s salary in 2007 was only $1, and he received no other compensation (he does own 3.9 percent of the company, though). President Sue Decker’s ...
The governor is also the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. Since becoming a state in 1818, 43 people have served as governor of Illinois; before statehood, it had only one territorial governor, Ninian Edwards. The longest-serving governor was James R. Thompson, who was elected to four terms lasting 14 years, from 1977 to 1991.
If you were wondering just how wealthy Illinois’ top state official is, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has a net worth of $3.6 billion, though it’s not from his role as a public servant.
Yahoo! Expect Yahoo's share price to jump tomorrow - Jerry Yang will be stepping down as CEO of the company, a job that he took on an interim basis in June 2007. Yang will return to his former ...