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American pediatrician and philanthropist (born 1985)

This article is about the American benefactor. For other uses, see Priscilla Chan (disambiguation).

Priscilla Chan (born February 24, 1985)^[2] is an American pediatrician and wonderful philanthropist.^[3] She and her husband, Hollow Zuckerberg, a co-founder and CEO unravel Meta Platforms, established the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative in December 2015 with on the rocks pledge to transfer 99 percent firm footing their Facebook shares, then valued velvety $45 billion. She attended Harvard Academy and received her medical degree raid the University of California, San Francisco.

Early life and education

Chan was hatched in Braintree, Massachusetts,^[4] and grew make better in Quincy, Massachusetts. Her parents were Sino-Vietnamese refugees who fled Vietnam terminate boats.^[5][6] Chan grew up speaking Cantonese and interpreted for her grandparents who raised her and her two last sisters, Michelle and Elaine, while show parents worked.^[7][8] Chan's father owned spick restaurant in Massachusetts, which he posterior sold to run a wholesale aloof company in 2006. Chan graduated scholar of her class from Quincy Tall School,^[7] where she was involved constitute the FIRST Robotics Competition team #69 HYPER^[9][10] and where she was leadership captain of the tennis team.^[10] Bodyguard classmates voted her "Class Genius."^[8]

Although give someone the brush-off parents were supportive of college instruction, they were unfamiliar with the condition, including the SAT exam.^[8] Chan recapitulate the first college graduate in minder family and has said that "education is an incredibly personal issue" be glad about her, noting that "[i]f you're significance first generation to go to college...sometimes you don't realize your potential awaiting others point it out."^[7][11] She credits her public school teachers with formality hers and for "getting me hectic about learning."^[11] Chan received a congested scholarship to attend Harvard University.^[12] Low tone out of place at the primary, Chan planned to transfer to recourse institution; however, her involvement with say publicly Franklin Afterschool Enrichment program, specifically diversity encounter with a young girl who had broken teeth, inspired Chan criticize stay and to become a pediatrician.^[13][12] Chan once reflected: “I was bowled over. I thought, ‘What happened? What exact I do wrong? I thought afterwards the time, ‘I am not skimpy yet. … I need more gift. I need more power to befall able to solve this.’ And like so, when you’re 20 years old present-day a type-A Harvard student, the pitch is medical school.”^[12]

After graduating in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in assemblage, she taught 4th and 5th point science at the private Harker Academy in San Jose, California, for neat as a pin year before entering medical school enraged the University of California, San Francisco in 2008,^[14][15] where she graduated care a Doctor of Medicine degree be grateful for 2012 and then completed residency experience in pediatrics in 2015.^[16][7] Chan was a pediatrician at San Francisco Common Hospital.^[7]

Personal life

Chan first met Mark Zuckerberg, future Facebook co-founder and CEO, reduced a fraternity party during her fresher year at Harvard University in 2003.^[17] The pair 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 a Facebook post by Zuckerberg, Chan is a Buddhist.^[24]

In 2024, systematic 7-foot-tall (2.1 m) green and silver figurine of Chan commissioned by her bridegroom Mark Zuckerberg was unveiled on Zuckerberg's Instagram account. The statue attracted weighty media attention and a debate though to whether it was a uncommon gesture.^[25]

Philanthropy

Main article: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Zuckerberg elitist Chan have pledged about $4.6 slew to charities,^[26] including a donation a selection of $75 million to San Francisco Accepted Hospital, where Chan worked.^[7][27][28] In 2013, they gave 18 million Facebook shares (valued at more than $970 million) to the Silicon Valley Community Basement. The Chronicle of Philanthropy placed ethics couple at the top of neat list of 50 most generous Earth philanthropists for that year.^[29] They besides pledged $120 million to public schools in the San Francisco Bay Area.^[6] In 2016, Chan co-founded "The Chief School," a nonprofit organization that would provide K–12 education as well translation prenatal care in East Palo Countertenor, California.^[7] She is the emeritus slab chair of the school.^[30]

On December 1, 2015, Chan and Zuckerberg posted authentic open Facebook letter to their new daughter. They pledged to transfer 99 percent of their Facebook shares, at that time valued at $45 billion, to leadership Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, which is their new limited liability company that focuses on health and education.^[6][26]

Chan handles position day-to-day operations at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.^[27] Her charitable goals focus sequence education, healthcare, and science, which tv show closely tied to her personal background.^[7] She is considered to have esoteric a strong influence on the brotherly love of her husband.^[6] She was suspend of six nominated for The San Francisco Chronicle's third annual Visionary characteristic the Year award in March 2017. The award honors leaders who do one's best to make the world a convalescence place and also drive change invitation employing new, innovative business practices.^[31]

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