Name Phillip Yin | ||
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Alma mater University of Washington (BBA)
Georgetown University (MBA) Occupation Business News Anchor at CCTV America Website twitter.com/PhillipTKYin Profiles | ||
Author Doug White on charitable motivations of billionaires
Phillip TK Yin is a 2016 candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Washington State. Previously, Yin was a business and political anchor/reporter for CNBC, Bloomberg News and CCTV America. In business, Yin launched Charles Schwab's portfolio management business in Hong Kong and managed the Swiss-based Unifund. Following Lehman’s bankruptcy, Phillip helped lead and investigate credit derivatives mess which later led to the recovery of $1.8 billion on behalf of over 40,000 individual investors.
Contents
- Author Doug White on charitable motivations of billionaires
- Early life and education
- Political activity
- Personal life
- References
Early life and education
Yin was born in Mesa, Arizona, but moved to Yakima, Washington a few months later. Yin went to Eisenhower High School in Yakima, where he played tennis.
He holds an International MBA from Georgetown University and an undergraduate business degree from the University of Washington. He also completed a special summer program at Harvard Business School.
In 2015, Yin Phillip launched his Phil and Friends American Dream Foundation Scholarship Fund with the University of Washington, awarding scholarships to 10 students.
Political activity
In 2011, Yin considered running as a Republican and challenging sitting senator Maria Cantwell in the 2012 United States Senate election in Washington State. However, he exited the race due to fundraising concerns.
On January 22, 2016, Yin announced on Sina Weibo that he was running for Lieutenant Governor of Washington State. After losing that race he declared for the Bellevue City Council.
Personal life
Yin's parents Eric and Harriet are immigrants from Hong Kong, and he is a native of Washington state. His wife is from Hong Kong, and the two met and fell in love there. Yin has three daughters, Kelsey, Katie and Kelly