Timeline Michele Kang

Korean-American businesswoman who founded the health IT firm Cognosante. She then built the first multi-club group in women's football, with the Washington Spirit, OL Lyonnes and London City Lionesses.

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Michele Kang 17

1959 Michele Kang born in Seoul Michele Kang is born in Seoul, South Korea.
1981 Michele Kang moves to the US Kang moves to Chicago to study economics at the University of Chicago.
2000 Michele Kang joins Northrop Grumman Kang becomes a senior executive at the defence company.
2008 Michele Kang founds Cognosante Kang starts a health technology company.
2020 Michele Kang invests in the Washington Spirit Kang joins the NWSL club's ownership group.
2022 Michele Kang becomes owner of the Washington Spirit Kang is the first woman of color to be majority owner of an NWSL team.
2023 Michele Kang moves to buy Lyon's women's team Kang announces a deal for Olympique Lyonnais Féminin.
2023 Michele Kang buys London City Lionesses Kang takes over the second-tier English club.
2024 Michele Kang completes the Lyon deal Regulators approve Kang's purchase of the eight-time European champions.
2024 Michele Kang sells Cognosante Accenture Federal Services buys the company.
2024 Michele Kang launches Kynisca Kang creates a London-based group for her clubs.
2024 Michele Kang's Spirit reach the NWSL final Washington lose the final to Orlando.
2025 Michele Kang's London City Lionesses promoted The club wins promotion to the Women's Super League.
2025 Michele Kang renames Lyon's team OL Lyonnes The women's team gets its own identity.
2025 Michele Kang becomes president of Olympique Lyonnais Kang takes charge of the whole club after its financial demotion, later overturned on appeal.
2025 Michele Kang launches the Kang Women's Institute Kang funds research on female players with US Soccer's foundation.
2026 Michele Kang agrees to buy Olympique Lyonnais Agreements are reached for Kang to acquire the men's and women's club.