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Michelle Koo Hayashi
Philanthropist and entrepreneur Michelle Koo Hayashi was born in Taiwan, raised in Japan, and emigrated to the US in 2011.She was the CEO of a Tokyo-based real estate investment firm and founder of a wedding online planning company in Taiwan. Michelle also worked as an account executive for Koo’s Cable, the largest cable and satellite TV company in Taiwan. As a teenager, she founded Chinese Children Charity Association, a Taiwan-based children’s charitable organization that remains active today. She has been a board member of nonprofits in Taiwan and Japan and, since relocating to the US, has… Philanthropist and entrepreneur Michelle Koo Hayashi was born in Taiwan, raised in Japan, and emigrated to the US in 2011.She was the CEO of a Tokyo-based real estate investment firm and founder of a wedding online planning company in Taiwan. Michelle also worked as an account executive for Koo’s Cable, the largest cable and satellite TV company in Taiwan. As a teenager, she founded Chinese Children Charity Association, a Taiwan-based children’s charitable organization that remains active today. She has been a board member of nonprofits in Taiwan and Japan and, since relocating to the US, has been a board member of the China Institute and MOCA, the Museum of Chinese in America. Michelle received her MBA from Harvard Business School and an undergraduate degree of Law & Political Science from Keio University in Japan. She is fluent in Japanese, Mandarin, Taiwanese, and English. BORN TO BE is her first film.More
