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Yang is married to Japan-born Akiko Yamazaki, who was raised in Costa Rica. They met in 1992 during a 6-month Stanford exchange program. Yamazaki graduated from Stanford University with a degree in industrial engineering and is a director with the Wildlife Conservation Network. Yang currently lives in Los Altos Hills, California.
Aug 26, 2020 · Meet Akiko Yamazaki who is an accomplished philanthropist, equestrienne and wife to Yahoo! co-founder, Jerry Yang. She is also a passionate conservationist, and the co-founder and director for...
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1 day ago · In 2017, he and his wife, Akiko Yamazaki, pledged $25 million to San Francisco's Asian Art Museum, the largest gift in the museum's history.
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Dec 15, 2018 · Yang, a Taiwanese-born American, and his wife Akiko Yamazaki, a Costa-Rican-born Japanese-American, are significant leaders within the Bay Area art world and recently gave $25 million to the Asian Art Museum.
Oct 5, 2021 · Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki. SOURCE OF WEALTH: Cofounder of Yahoo. FUNDING AREAS: Education, Bay Area Community. OVERVIEW: Thus far, Jerry Yang and his wife Akiko's grantmaking has been limited to a few large grants to educational institutions, primarily his alma mater, Stanford.
Yang and his wife, Akiko Yamazaki (also a Stanford graduate), are active philanthropists. They support a wide range of programs at Stanford, and are the lead donors of the San Francisco Asian Art Museum expansion. Yang holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University.
Aug 30, 2023 · Yang and his wife, Akiko Yamazaki, also a Stanford graduate, are long-time Stanford supporters who have been involved in a wide range of initiatives across the university.
