Olympic gold medalist and swimmer Torri Huske, Wicked director Jon Chu and U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) are among the more than 100 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders named to the 8th annual Gold House A100 list.

The nonprofit which champions narrative change released its honor roll of the most impactful Asian Pacific leaders on the morning of May 1, day 1 of Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Entertainment & Media

Other notables selected include Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Dave Derrick Jr. and Dana Ledoux Miller, the lead cast and directors of Moana 2 and Andrew Ahn, Anita Gou, Bowen Yang, Han Gi-Chan and Kelly Marie Tran, Lead Cast and creators of The Wedding Banquet.

Also singled out in the entertainment field were R&B sensation Bruno Mars; Darren Criss and Helen Shen, lead actors of Broadway’s Maybe Happy Ending; David Henry Hwang and Daniel Dae Kim, playwright and lead actor of Broadway’s Yellow Face; and Abdullah Saeed, Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh and Poorna Jagannathan, lead cast and creators of Hulu Boys Deli Boys.

Sports & Gaming

WNBA Champion owners Clara Wu Tsai and Joseph Tsai of the New York Liberty are the first Asian American owners to win a WNBA championship. World Series champions Dave Roberts, Shohei Ohtani, Tommy Edman and Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Olympic gold medal golfer Lydia Ko also received a shout out. Roberts is the first Asian American manager to win a World Series ring. Shohei Ohtani is the second Japanese player to be named Most Valuable Player. Ichiro Suzuki is the first.

Singled out for special recognition are:

Gold Legends

Three individuals honored as Gold Legends for their lifetime of achievement in the Asian Pacific community:
● Entertainment: Ang Lee (Academy Award-winning Filmmaker)
● Fine Arts: Min Jin Lee (New York Times Best-Selling Author)
● Business and Technology: Tsunekazu Ishihara (CEO, The Pokémon Company)

Hall of Fame

Additionally, three individuals who have been selected for 3+ years on the A100 List are inducted into the Hall of Fame:
● Eric Kim (Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Goodwater Capital)
● Melanie Perkins (Co-Founder and CEO, Canva)
● Ronny Chieng (Stand-up Comedian, Actor)

Best of Class

A1s

● A1 in Business & Technology: Aravind Srinivas (Co-Founder and CEO, Perplexity AI)
● A1 in Entertainment & Media: Jon M. Chu (Filmmaker)
● A1 in Fashion & Lifestyle: Sabyasachi Mukherjee (Founder and Creative Director,
Sabyasachi)
● A1 in Social Impact: Los Angeles Wildfire Heroes
● A1 in Sports & Gaming: Suni Lee, Lee Kiefer, Torri Huske, and Chuck Aoki
(Record-breaking Team USA Athletes of Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games)

Business & Technology

• Aaron & Albert Yang (Co-CEOs, Din Tai Fung North America)
• Andrea Cherng (Chief Brand Officer, Panda Restaurant Group)
• Ashok Sinha & Mae Cheng (Chief Communications Officer & EVP and GM of Events and Luxury, Dow Jones)
• Barbara Peng (CEO, Business Insider)
• Ben Sun (Co-Founder, Primary Venture Partners)
• Chris Suh (CFO, Visa)
• Demis Hassabis (Co-Founder and CEO, Google DeepMind)
• Hiroki Asai (Global Head of Marketing, Airbnb)
• Hock Tan (President and CEO, Broadcom)
• Jay Puri (EVP of Worldwide Field Operations, NVIDIA)
• Karthik Rao (CEO, Nielsen)
• Kaz Nejatian (COO, Shopify)
• Kevan Parekh (CFO, Apple)
• Krishna Rao (CFO, Anthropic)
• Mamoon Hamid (Partner, Kleiner Perkins)
• Mark Chen (Chief Research Officer, OpenAI)
• Matt Madrigal (CTO, Pinterest)
• Melody Lee (CMO, Mercedes-Benz USA)
• Pali Bhat (Chief Product Officer, Reddit)
• Pejman Nozad (Partner, Pear VC)
• Shyam Sankar (CTO, Palantir Technologies)
• Sridhar Ramaswamy (CEO, Snowflake)
• Uvashni Raman (CFO, Booking.com)
• Walter & Shirley Wang (Chairman and CEO, JM Eagle & Founder and CEO, Plastpro Inc.)
• Wang Ning (CEO, Popmart)

Entertainment & Media

● Abdullah Saeed, Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh & Poorna Jagannathan (Lead Cast & Creators,
Deli Boys)
● Alex Yee (Co-Creator and Screenwriter of Arcane, Riot Games)
● Amy Homma (Director and President of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures)
● Andrew Ahn, Anita Gou, Bowen Yang, Han Gi-Chan & Kelly Marie Tran (Lead Cast &
Creators, The Wedding Banquet)
● Anjali Sud (CEO, Tubi)
● Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Dave Derrick Jr. & Dana Ledoux Miller (Lead Cast &
Directors, Moana 2)
● Bong Joon Ho (Director)
● Bruno Mars (Music Artist)
● Charli xcx (Music Artist)
● Darren Criss & Helen J. Shen (Lead Actors, Maybe Happy Ending)
● David Henry Hwang & Daniel Dae Kim (Playwright & Lead Actor, Yellow Face)● Derek Chang (President and CEO, Liberty Media)
● Han Kang (Author)
● Imran Majid (Co-Chairman and CEO, Island Records)
● Jon M. Chu, Michelle Yeoh & Bowen Yang (Director & Actors, Wicked)
● Junkoo Kim & David J. Lee (Founder and CEO & CFO and COO, WEBTOON
Entertainment)
● Laufey (Grammy Award-winning Music Artist)
● Lee Byung-hun, Lee Jung-jae & Hwang Dong-hyuk (Lead Cast & Creator, Squid Game
Season 2)
● LISA (Rapper, Singer, Dancer, Actress, and member of BLACKPINK)
● Maer Roshan (Co-Editor-in-Chief, The Hollywood Reporter)
● Mike Van (President, Billboard)
● Nicole Scherzinger (Grammy-nominated, Platinum-selling Singer, Actress, and
Dancer)
● Nihar Malaviya (CEO, Penguin Random House)
● Rahul Purini (President, Crunchyroll)
● Ramin Setoodeh (Co-Editor-in-Chief, Variety)
● Ravi Ahuja (President and CEO, Sony Pictures Entertainment)
● ROSÉ (Music Artist)
● Samantha Quan (Academy Award-winning Producer)
● Sarlina See (CFO, Penske Media Corporation)
● SEVENTEEN (K-pop Group)
● Tyla (Music Artist)
● Will Lee & Ryan Joe (CEO & Editor-in-Chief, ADWEEK)

Fashion & Lifestyle

● Anita Dongre (Chairwoman, Founder, and Chief Creative Officer, House of Anita
Dongre)
● Drew Afualo (Content Creator, Women’s Rights Advocate, Podcast Host, and NY Times
Best-Selling Author)
● Earl Ninsom (Chef and Founder)
● Imran Amed (Founder, CEO, and Editor-in-Chief, The Business of Fashion)
● Jennifer Wong (CEO, Aritzia)
● Jenny Ming (CEO, Rothy’s)
● Joyce Kim (Chief Product Officer, Rare Beauty)

● Michael Mente, Divya Mathur & Raissa Gerona (Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Chief
Merchandising Officer and Fashion Director & Chief Brand Officer, REVOLVE Group Inc.)
● Michelle Kuo (Chief Curator at Large and Publisher, Museum of Modern Art)
● Peggy Roe & Jennifer Hsieh (EVP and Chief Customer Officer & Managing VP and
Global Category Leader of Endorsed Brands and Experiences, Marriott International)
● Priya Krishna (New York Times Best-Selling Author, Restaurant Critic, and New York
Times Reporter)
● Sandeep Seth & Joon Silverstein (Chief Growth Officer and President, Tapestry
International & Chief Marketing Officer, Coach)
● Trisha Ayyagari & Amy Whang (Global Brand President, Maybelline New York &
President, Maybelline New York, Garnier, essie USA)

Social Impact

● Andy Kim (United States Senator)
● Cathy Cha (President and CEO, Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund)
● Chris Leong (Chief Sustainability Officer, Schneider Electric)
● Don Chen (President, Surdna Foundation)
● Dr. Mariko Silver (President and CEO, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts)
● Dr. Rajiv J. Shah (President, The Rockefeller Foundation)
● Malala Yousafzai (Nobel Laureate)
● Meroë Park (Executive Leader and Public Servant)
● Neil G. Ruiz (Head of New Research Initiatives, Pew Research Center)
● Olivia Munn (Actor, Activist, and Mother)
● Shyla Raghav (Chief Climate Officer, TIME)
● Terumi Tanaka (Co-Chairperson, Nihon Hidankyo)
● Vedika Bhandarkar (President and COO, Water.org)
● Versha Sharma (Editor-in-Chief, Teen Vogue)

Sports & Gaming

● Charlie Wen (Chief Creative Officer, Epic Games)
● Clara Wu Tsai & Joseph Tsai (Owners of the New York Liberty, 2024 WNBA Champions,
and the Brooklyn Nets)
● Dave Roberts, Shohei Ohtani, Tommy Edman & Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Manager &
Players, LA Dodgers)
● FAKER (T1 Pro-gamer and Co-Owner of T1 Entertainment & Sports)
● Jordan Mailata (Offensive Tackle, Philadelphia Eagles)

● Lydia Ko (Olympic Golfer)
● Maya Yoshida (Defender, LA Galaxy)
● Michele Kang (Founder and CEO, Kynisca)
● Shams Charania (Senior NBA Insider, ESPN)
● Tagu Kato (Chief Design Officer, Roblox)
● Uzma Rawn Dowler (CMO and SVP of Global Corporate Partnerships, MLB)
● Virat Kohli (Professional Cricket Player)

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