The HKU Alumni Association Northern California (HKUAANC) is delighted to invite you to this exclusive fireside chat event on Oct 19 with Buck Gee, a renowned Chinese American leader who cares deeply about nurturing future generations while doing things that matter to our communities today.
Details & registration (deadline extended to Oct 12):
https://hkuaa.org/event-5873963
Asian Americans play an integral role in our society, carrying our humble origins and heritages through storied accomplishments and struggles. In today’s complex world of opportunities enabled by technological advancements mixed with uncertainties fueled by geopolitical tensions, how do we best position ourselves to embrace the uncharted challenges to our communities, and magnify our positive impacts on the global society?
This event will be a fireside chat followed by a dinner, promise to be insight filled for both young professionals and entrepreneurs seeking growth, and accomplished leaders looking for venues to further their impacts. You will have the opportunity to engage with Mr. Gee during the fireside chat.
Biography of speaker
Buck Gee is an Executive Advisor to Ascend, a nonprofit Pan-Asian organization of business professionals. In 2010, he co-founded the Advanced Leadership Program for Asian American Executives, an executive education program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
He has co-authored numerous Ascend research papers on the topic of the Asian glass ceiling, and has written opinion pieces on Asian American issues published in the Harvard Business Review, the New York Times, USA Today, and Salon.com among others.
He is a member of the Committe-of-100 and serves on its board of directors as NorCal regional chair. He also serves on the boards of the Chinatown Media and Art Collective (CMAC) and the Asia Society/Northern California.
Mr. Gee retired in 2008 from Cisco Systems, where he was Vice President and General Manager of the Data Center Business Unit. He joined Cisco with its 2004 acquisition of startup Andiamo Systems where Mr. Gee was President and CEO. A Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur, he was an executive at Crescendo Communications (acquired by Cisco ‘93) and Com21 (IPO ’98).
In 2015, he received the Executive Excellence Award from the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA). He has also received the Civic Entrepreneurship Award from the Asian Pacific Islander Leadership Institute (APALI) in 2012.
He holds BSEE and MSEE degrees from Stanford University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Registration
Please RSVP by Oct 12 at the link below to secure your place. Reservations are prioritized for HKUAANC members. We look forward to seeing you there!
https://hkuaa.org/event-5873963
Should you have any inquiries, please contact HKUAANC at hkuaanc@gmail.com.
**Note: Once registration is completed and payment is made, no refund will be issued.
