Joseph Tsai – Family, Family Tree

Joseph Tsai is the vice chairman of Alibaba Group. He is a reputed Canadian Businessman and a former attorney at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. He was born in Taiwan in a family of prominent attorneys. Tsai relocated to the U.S., in the year 1977, where he attended an elite boarding school – Lawrenceville School, New York. In 1990, he graduated from the Yale School.

Tsai was the leading contributor to the rise of Alibaba. He played a vital role since joining in 1999 to arrange funding from Soft Bank etc initially. Together with Jack Ma, Tsai has established the Alibaba Group, an import/ export company. He initially worked as CFO at Alibaba and became a vice chairman in the year 2013. He was the only western educated top executive at Alibaba.

Joseph Tsai’s Parents – Dr. Tsai and Mrs. Paul C. Tsai of Taipai

His father – Dr. Tsai was a founding partner of law firm, Tsar & Tsai. His mother was Paul C. Tsai.

Joseph Tsai’s Siblings

Joseph Tsai had two sisters and six brothers.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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