Andrew Yang

American entrepreneur, attorney and political candidate (born 1975)

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Schenectady, New York, USA

Andrew Yang is an American attorney, entrepreneur, philanthropist, founder of Venture for America, and a U.S. 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. He worked in startups and early-stage growth companies as a founder or executive from 2000 to 2009.

Known for

Cuomo — Self - Guest2022
The Supporters — Self2021
American Gadfly — Self2021
Storm Lake — Self2021
The Andrew Yang Show — Self2021
Ziwe — Self2021
Tucker Carlson Today — Self - Guest2021
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos — Self (archive footage)2020
Tamron Hall — Self - Guest2019
Axios — Self2018

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Key facts

Preceded by: Position established
Born: ( 1975-01-13 ) January 13, 1975 (age 51) , Schenectady, New York , U.S.
Party: Democratic (until 2021), Forward (since 2021)
Spouse: Evelyn Lu ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2011 )
Education: Brown University ( BA ), Columbia University ( JD )
Traditional chinese: 楊安澤
Simplified chinese: 杨安泽
Hanyu pinyin: Yáng Ānzé
Hokkien poj: Iûⁿ An-te̍k

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Andrew Yang was a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate and a 2021 candidate for mayor of New York City. Named by President Obama as a Presidential Ambassador of Global Entrepreneurship, he is the founder of Humanity Forward and Venture for America. Yang’s New York Times bestselling book The War on Normal People helped introduce the idea of universal basic income into the political mainstream. Yang is a graduate of Brown University, where he graduated with degrees in economics and political science, and Columbia Law School, where he was an editor of the Law Review. He lives with his family in New York.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Andrew
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Schenectady
Occupation: political pundit
Political party: Forward Party
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Official website: www.yangforny.com
Image: Andrew Yang by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Height: 184
Number of children: 2
Residence: Manhattan

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date of birth: 1975-01-13
Commons category: Andrew Yang (entrepreneur)
name in native language: 楊安澤
social media followers: 162000
medical condition: COVID-19
described at URL: www.cryptobahamas.com/speakers/andrew-yang
affiliation string: Forward Party

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Encyclopedic overview

Andrew Yang (born January 13, 1975) is an American businessman, lobbyist and political commentator. He founded the political party and action committee Forward Party in 2021, for which he serves as co-chair alongside former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman and Michael S. Willner.

The son of Taiwanese American immigrants, Yang was born and raised in New York state. He graduated from Brown University and Columbia Law School, and was a lawyer and entrepreneur before being a candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries. His signature policy, a monthly universal basic income (UBI) of $1,000, was intended to offset job displacement by automation.

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