Background
Young, Alice was born on April 7, 1950 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of John and Elizabeth (Jen) Young.
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Alice Young
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Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, with honors and distinction, 1971). Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor, 1974). Spoken languages: Japanese, Chinese (Mandarin) and French.
Career
Worked at Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, Limited Liability Partnership (New York, New York) specializing in International Corporate Transactions. Admitted to the bar, 1975, New New York 1991, District of Columbia.
Honoree, New York University School of Law"s Journal of International Law & Politics (1994).
Member, Harvard University Board of Overseers Visitation Committee for the Law School, 1994. Chair, Subcommittee on the Graduate Program, 1996.
Member, Advisory Committee, Harvard Law School Asia Law Society, 1994. Trustee, Aspen Institute, 1988.
Secretary, Japan Society, 1989.
Guest Speaker, Business Council for the United Nations, United States. Department of Commerce, Cosmetics, Fragrance and Toiletries Association, Hong Kong Trade Development Association, Consumer News and Business Channel, Public Broadcasting Service, Fuji Television, China Television Network.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Aspen (Colorado) Institute, since 1988, Pan-Asian Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1987-1990, Lingnan Foundation, New York City, 1984-1991. Member business committee Metropolitan Museum Art, New York City, 1989-1994, National Committee on United States-China Rels., since 1993, United States-China Business Council, since 1993, Committee of 100, since 1993, director since 1995. Member board overseers visitation commission to Law School, Harvard University, since 1994, chair subcommittee ongrad. program Harvard University, 1996.
Member American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association (foreign investment committee), Association Bar CityN.Y. (special commission on relations with Japanese bar, Union International des Avocats), National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Asian American Bar Association New York, Harvard Law School Association New York City (trustee 1990-1994), Japan Society (secretary since 1989), Asia Society (president's county since 1984).
Connections
Married Thomas L. Shortall, September 22, 1984. Children: Amanda, Stephen.
