Minor fixes← Previous revisionRevision as of 20:47, 30 October 2026 Line 15: Line 15: '''Clara Wu Tsai''' (born 1966) is an American businesswoman, philanthropist, and activist. She is a co-owner of the [[Brooklyn Nets]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA), the [[New York Liberty]] of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA), the [[San Diego Seals]] of the [[National Lacrosse League]] (NLL) and [[Barclays Center]].{{cite news |last1=Lucking |first1=Liz |date=August 26, 2020 |title=Joe Tsai and Clara Wu Tsai Donate $50 Million to Social Justice and Economic Equality for BIPOC |url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/joe-tsai-and-clara-wu-tsai-donate-50-million-to-social-justice-and-economic-quality-for-bipoc-01598471184 |access-date=April 15, 2021 |publisher=Penta}} She is the founder of the Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation, a philanthropic organization; the Social Justice Fund, which focuses on [[economic mobility]] and [[Anti-racism|racial justice]]; the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, which funds health and scientific research; and is a founding partner of [[Reform Alliance (United States)|REFORM Alliance]], a nonprofit focused on [[Prison reform|prison and parole reform]] in the United States.{{cite news |title=Joe and Clara Wu Tsai announce first awards from Brooklyn Social Justice Fund |url=https://www.netsdaily.com/2020/12/17/22180299/joe-and-clara-wu-tsai-announce-first-awards-from-brooklyn-social-justice-fund |access-date=April 15, 2021 |publisher=Net Daily |date=December 17, 2020}} '''Clara Wu Tsai''' (born 1966) is an American businesswoman, philanthropist, and activist. She is a co-owner of the [[Brooklyn Nets]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA), the [[New York Liberty]] of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA), the [[San Diego Seals]] of the [[National Lacrosse League]] (NLL) and [[Barclays Center]].{{cite news |last1=Lucking |first1=Liz |date=August 26, 2020 |title=Joe Tsai and Clara Wu Tsai Donate $50 Million to Social Justice and Economic Equality for BIPOC |url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/joe-tsai-and-clara-wu-tsai-donate-50-million-to-social-justice-and-economic-quality-for-bipoc-01598471184 |access-date=April 15, 2021 |publisher=Penta}} She is the founder of the Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation, a philanthropic organization; the Social Justice Fund, which focuses on [[economic mobility]] and [[Anti-racism|racial justice]]; the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, which funds health and scientific research; and is a founding partner of [[Reform Alliance (United States)|REFORM Alliance]], a nonprofit focused on [[Prison reform|prison and parole reform]] in the United States.{{cite news |title=Joe and Clara Wu Tsai announce first awards from Brooklyn Social Justice Fund |url=https://www.netsdaily.com/2020/12/17/22180299/joe-and-clara-wu-tsai-announce-first-awards-from-brooklyn-social-justice-fund |access-date=April 15, 2021 |publisher=Net Daily |date=December 17, 2020}} ==Early life and education== ==Early life and education== Wu Tsai was born and raised in [[Lawrence, Kansas]], to [[De-Min Wu]] and Chin-Sha Wu, both [[Taiwanese American]] immigrants.{{cite news |date=2021-07-12 |title=The Brooklyn Way: How a Billionaire Couple's Philanthropy Evolved to Support Social Justice |url=https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2021-7-12-the-brooklyn-way-how-a-billionaire-couples-philanthropy-evolved-to-support-social-justice |work=Inside Philanthropy}} Her parents had immigrated to the United States from Taiwan on graduate student visas, with her father earning a doctorate in [[econometrics]].{{cite news |last=Kaplan |first=Lucas |date=2025-05-01 |title=Clara Wu Tsai on How Vision for New York Liberty Became Reality ... with Nudge from Adam Silver |url=https://www.netsdaily.com/2025/5/1/24421852/clara-wu-tsai-reveals-how-vision-for-new-york-liberty-became-reality-with-nudge-from-adam-silver |work=NetsDaily}} Her father, De-Min, taught as a professor at the [[University of Kansas]] from 1964 to 1999 and contributed to the development of the [[Durbin–Wu–Hausman test]], a statistical method used in econometrics.{{cite web |title=The De-Min and Chin-Sha Wu Award |url=https://economics.ku.edu/de-min-and-chin-sha-wu-award |website=Department of Economics |publisher=[[University of Kansas]]}} Her mother earned a master's degree in mathematics from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison|University of Wisconsin]].{{cite podcast |title=Clara Wu Tsai |url=https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-david/clara-wu-tsai-MPckHQrl5di/ |website=The David Rubenstein Show |publisher=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=2026-09-17 |time=10:57 |via=Listen Notes}} Her paternal grandfather was Wu San-lien, a Taiwanese politician who served as the mayor of [[Taipei]].{{cite magazine |last1=Chen |first1=Avril |last2=Chang |first2=Yi |date=2026-05-13 |title=Why Has the WNBA Suddenly Become So Popular? How Clara Wu Tsai Rebuilt the New York Liberty |url=https://www.vogue.com.tw/article/wnba-clara-wu-tsai |magazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue Taiwan]] |language=zh-Hant}} Wu Tsai was born and raised in [[Lawrence, Kansas]], to De-Min Wu and Chin-Sha Wu, both [[Taiwanese American]] immigrants.{{cite news |date=2021-07-12 |title=The Brooklyn Way: How a Billionaire Couple's Philanthropy Evolved to Support Social Justice |url=https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2021-7-12-the-brooklyn-way-how-a-billionaire-couples-philanthropy-evolved-to-support-social-justice |work=Inside Philanthropy}} Her parents had immigrated to the United States from Taiwan on graduate student visas, with her father earning a doctorate in [[econometrics]].{{cite news |last=Kaplan |first=Lucas |date=2025-05-01 |title=Clara Wu Tsai on How Vision for New York Liberty Became Reality ... with Nudge from Adam Silver |url=https://www.netsdaily.com/2025/5/1/24421852/clara-wu-tsai-reveals-how-vision-for-new-york-liberty-became-reality-with-nudge-from-adam-silver |work=NetsDaily}} Her father, De-Min, taught as a professor at the [[University of Kansas]] from 1964 to 1999 and contributed to the development of the [[Durbin–Wu–Hausman test]], a statistical method used in econometrics.{{cite web |title=The De-Min and Chin-Sha Wu Award |url=https://economics.ku.edu/de-min-and-chin-sha-wu-award |website=Department of Economics |publisher=[[University of Kansas]]}} Her mother earned a master's degree in mathematics from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison|University of Wisconsin]].{{cite podcast |title=Clara Wu Tsai |url=https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-david/clara-wu-tsai-MPckHQrl5di/ |website=The David Rubenstein Show |publisher=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=2026-09-17 |time=10:57 |via=Listen Notes}} Her paternal grandfather was Wu San-lien, a Taiwanese politician who served as the mayor of [[Taipei]].{{cite magazine |last1=Chen |first1=Avril |last2=Chang |first2=Yi |date=2026-05-13 |title=Why Has the WNBA Suddenly Become So Popular? How Clara Wu Tsai Rebuilt the New York Liberty |url=https://www.vogue.com.tw/article/wnba-clara-wu-tsai |magazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue Taiwan]] |language=zh-Hant}} Wu Tsai was raised alongside her brother, Lawrence Wu.{{cite web |title=The De-Min and Chin-Sha Wu Award |url=https://economics.ku.edu/de-min-and-chin-sha-wu-award |website=Department of Economics |publisher=[[University of Kansas]]}} She was raised middle-class, with her parents placing emphasis on her education.{{cite news |date=2021-07-12 |title=The Brooklyn Way: How a Billionaire Couple's Philanthropy Evolved to Support Social Justice |url=https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2021-7-12-the-brooklyn-way-how-a-billionaire-couples-philanthropy-evolved-to-support-social-justice |work=Inside Philanthropy}} After high school, she graduated from [[Stanford University]] in 1988 with two degrees: a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in [[international relations]] and a [[Master of Arts]] in [[policy studies]].{{cite news |last=Adami |first=Chelcey |date=2021-11-16 |title=Clara Wu Tsai Elected to Stanford Board of Trustees |url=https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2021/11/clara-wu-tsai-elected-stanford-board-trustees |work=Stanford Report |publisher=[[Stanford University]]}} She then earned a [[Master of Business Administration]] (M.B.A.) from [[Harvard Business School]] in 1993. Wu Tsai was raised alongside her brother, Lawrence Wu.{{cite web |title=The De-Min and Chin-Sha Wu Award |url=https://economics.ku.edu/de-min-and-chin-sha-wu-award |website=Department of Economics |publisher=[[University of Kansas]]}} She was raised middle-class, with her parents placing emphasis on her education.{{cite news |date=2021-07-12 |title=The Brooklyn Way: How a Billionaire Couple's Philanthropy Evolved to Support Social Justice |url=https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2021-7-12-the-brooklyn-way-how-a-billionaire-couples-philanthropy-evolved-to-support-social-justice |work=Inside Philanthropy}} After high school, she graduated from [[Stanford University]] in 1988 with two degrees: a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in [[international relations]] and a [[Master of Arts]] in [[policy studies]].{{cite news |last=Adami |first=Chelcey |date=2021-11-16 |title=Clara Wu Tsai Elected to Stanford Board of Trustees |url=https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2021/11/clara-wu-tsai-elected-stanford-board-trustees |work=Stanford Report |publisher=[[Stanford University]]}} She then earned a [[Master of Business Administration]] (M.B.A.) from [[Harvard Business School]] in 1993. Line 54: Line 54: In February 2024, Wu Tsai was presented with the Dreamer Award during the first-quarter break of a game between the Nets and the [[Boston Celtics]]. The award, which honors those who "embody" [[Martin Luther King Jr.]]'s "vision of service," was given by King Jr.'s family members [[Martin Luther King III]] and Andrea Waters King, via their [[Realizing the Dream]] organization.{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Brian |date=2024-02-14 |title=Cam Johnson set to return but where he will fit in Nets' lineup in question |url=https://nypost.com/2024/02/14/sports/cam-johnson-set-to-return-but-where-he-will-fit-in-nets-lineup-in-question/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=[[NY Post]] |language=en-US}} In February 2024, Wu Tsai was presented with the Dreamer Award during the first-quarter break of a game between the Nets and the [[Boston Celtics]]. The award, which honors those who "embody" [[Martin Luther King Jr.]]'s "vision of service," was given by King Jr.'s family members [[Martin Luther King III]] and Andrea Waters King, via their [[Realizing the Dream]] organization.{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Brian |date=2024-02-14 |title=Cam Johnson set to return but where he will fit in Nets' lineup in question |url=https://nypost.com/2024/02/14/sports/cam-johnson-set-to-return-but-where-he-will-fit-in-nets-lineup-in-question/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=[[NY Post]] |language=en-US}} In October 2025, Forbes names Wu Tsai in a list of the most powerful women in sports.https://www.forbes.com/sites/moiraforbes/2025/10/22/the-most-powerful-women-in-sports-2025-who-controls-the-capital-now "The Most Powerful Women In Sports 2025: Who Controls The Capital Now", ''www.forbes.com'' June 2026, Time Magazine Names Wu Tsai in a list of The 100 In October 2025, Forbes names Wu Tsai in a list of the most powerful women in sports.https://www.forbes.com/sites/moiraforbes/2025/10/22/the-most-powerful-women-in-sports-2025-who-controls-the-capital-now "The Most Powerful Women In Sports 2025: Who Controls The Capital Now", ''www.forbes.com'' In June 2026, Time Magazine Names Wu Tsai in a list of The 100 Most Influential People in Sports 2026.{{cite magazine|url= Most Influential People in Sports 2026.{{cite magazine|url= https://time.com/collection/time100-sports/2026/clara-wu�tsai/|title= The 100 Most Influential People in Sports 2026|last= https://time.com/collection/time100-sports/2026/clara-wu-tsai/|title= The 100 Most Influential People in Sports 2026|last= Allen|first= Scott|magazine=Time|date=2026-06-09|access-date=2026-06-09}} Allen|first= Scott|magazine=Time|date=2026-06-09|access-date=2026-06-09}}