Philanthropist who owns the New York Liberty and the Brooklyn Nets with her husband, Joe Tsai. The Liberty won their first WNBA title under her ownership.
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Clara Wu Tsai 14
1966Clara Wu Tsai born in Lawrence, KansasClara Wu is born in Lawrence, Kansas, to Taiwanese immigrant parents.
1988Clara Wu Tsai graduates from StanfordWu earns a BA and a master's in international relations.
1993Clara Wu Tsai earns a Harvard MBAWu goes on to work at American Express and later Taobao.
1996Clara Wu Tsai marries Joe TsaiWu marries the future Alibaba co-founder.
2017Clara Wu Tsai co-founds the San Diego SealsThe couple get a National Lacrosse League expansion team.
2019Clara Wu Tsai takes over the Brooklyn NetsThe Tsais complete the purchase of the Nets and Barclays Center.
2019Clara Wu Tsai buys the New York LibertyThe Tsais buy the WNBA team for about $12 million.
2020Clara Wu Tsai launches a Social Justice FundThe Tsais commit $50 million to Brooklyn communities.
2021Clara Wu Tsai moves the Liberty to Barclays CenterThe Liberty leave the 5,000-seat Westchester County Center for Brooklyn.
2021Clara Wu Tsai funds the Human Performance AllianceThe Tsais pledge $220 million to research on human performance.
2022Clara Wu Tsai's name on Lincoln CenterA $50 million gift renames the theatre in David Geffen Hall the Wu Tsai Theater.
2024Clara Wu Tsai's Liberty win the WNBA titleThe Liberty beat Minnesota for the franchise's first championship.
2026Clara Wu Tsai's Liberty valued at $600 millionForbes values the team fifty times its purchase price.
2026Clara Wu Tsai opens a women's sports health instituteThe Women's Health, Sports and Performance Institute opens for female athletes.