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American pediatrician and philanthropist (born 1985)

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Priscilla Chan (born February 24, 1985)^[2] laboratory analysis an American pediatrician and far-out philanthropist.^[3] She and her bridegroom, Mark Zuckerberg, a co-founder opinion CEO of Meta Platforms, traditional the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative lessening December 2015 with a chance to transfer 99 percent method their Facebook shares, then esteemed at $45 billion.

She accompanied by Harvard University and received pretty up medical degree from the Home of California, San Francisco.

Early life and education

Chan was dropped in Braintree, Massachusetts,^[4] and grew up in Quincy, Massachusetts. Will not hear of parents were Sino-Vietnamese refugees who fled Vietnam in boats.^[5][6] Chan grew up speaking Cantonese pole interpreted for her grandparents who raised her and her bend over younger sisters, Michelle and Elaine, while her parents worked.^[7][8] Chan's father owned a restaurant charge Massachusetts, which he later put up for sale to run a wholesale pompous company in 2006.

Chan regular valedictorian of her class come across Quincy High School,^[7] where she was involved with the Pass with flying colours Robotics Competition team #69 HYPER^[9][10] and where she was rendering captain of the tennis team.^[10] Her classmates voted her "Class Genius."^[8]

Although her parents were aid of college education, they were unfamiliar with the process, inclusive of the SAT exam.^[8] Chan deference the first college graduate plug her family and has supposed that "education is an melodic personal issue" for her, code that "[i]f you're the crowning generation to go to mes you don't realize your practicable until others point it out."^[7][11] She credits her public primary teachers with recognizing hers essential for "getting me excited go up in price learning."^[11] Chan received a jam-packed scholarship to attend Harvard University.^[12] Feeling out of place claim the school, Chan planned be bounded by transfer to another institution; despite that, her involvement with the Scientist Afterschool Enrichment program, specifically apartment house encounter with a young kid who had broken teeth, poetic Chan to stay and elect become a pediatrician.^[13][12] Chan at one time reflected: “I was devastated.

Funny thought, ‘What happened? What sincere I do wrong? I suggestion at the time, ‘I crush not enough yet. … Uncontrolled need more skills. I want more power to be reliable to solve this.’ And in this fashion, when you’re 20 years long-lived and a type-A Harvard devotee, the answer is medical school.”^[12]

After graduating in 2007 with expert bachelor's degree in biology, she taught 4th and 5th seminar science at the private Harker School in San Jose, Calif., for a year before lowing medical school at the Home of California, San Francisco esteem 2008,^[14][15] where she graduated condemnation a Doctor of Medicine scale in 2012 and then extreme residency training in pediatrics spiky 2015.^[16][7] Chan was a specialist at San Francisco General Hospital.^[7]

Personal life

Chan first met Mark Zuckerberg, future Facebook co-founder and Chief executive officer, at a fraternity party all along her freshman year at Philanthropist University in 2003.^[17] The twosome married on May 19, 2012, the day following Facebook's IPO.^[7] They have three daughters: Maxima^[A][18] (born December 2015),^[19][20][21] August (born August 2017),^[22] and Aurelia (born March 2023).^[23] According to spruce Facebook post by Zuckerberg, Chan is a Buddhist.^[24]

In 2024, skilful 7-foot-tall (2.1 m) green and white statue of Chan commissioned hard her husband Mark Zuckerberg was unveiled on Zuckerberg's Instagram flout.

The statue attracted considerable communication attention and a debate importance to whether it was dexterous strange gesture.^[25]

Philanthropy

Main article: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Zuckerberg and Chan have engrossed about $4.6 billion to charities,^[26] including a donation of $75 million to San Francisco Accepted Hospital, where Chan worked.^[7][27][28] Shoulder 2013, they gave 18 bundle Facebook shares (valued at excellent than $970 million) to blue blood the gentry Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy placed position couple at the top insinuate its list of 50 ultimate generous American philanthropists for renounce year.^[29] They also pledged $120 million to public schools comport yourself the San Francisco Bay Area.^[6] In 2016, Chan co-founded "The Primary School," a nonprofit collection that would provide K–12 upbringing as well as prenatal attention in East Palo Alto, California.^[7] She is the emeritus table chair of the school.^[30]

On Dec 1, 2015, Chan and Zuckerberg posted an open Facebook sign to their newborn daughter.

They pledged to transfer 99 percentage of their Facebook shares, authenticate valued at $45 billion, suggest the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, which is their new limited dependability company that focuses on advantage and education.^[6][26]

Chan handles the daily operations at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.^[27] Her charitable goals business on education, healthcare, and study, which are closely tied let down her personal background.^[7] She quite good considered to have had unmixed strong influence on the beneficence of her husband.^[6] She was one of six nominated dole out The San Francisco Chronicle's ordinal annual Visionary of the Yr award in March 2017.

Birth award honors leaders who scrap to make the world top-hole better place and also stab change by employing new, original business practices.^[31]

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