Carolyn Sue Chin

Background

Chin, Carolyn Sue was born on November 28, 1947 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Tin Wah and Donna Grace Chin.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1969; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1971.

Career

Buyer, R.H. Macy's, New York City, 1971-1974; buyer to merchandise administrator, R.H. Macy's, 1971-1974, 74-75; marketing manager, American Telephone & Telegraph Company, Morristown, New Jersey, 1976-1978; special assistant to secretary, Housing and Urban Development, Washington, 1978-1979; assistant to secretary and executive secretary, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1979-1980; manager strategic planning, American Telephone & Telegraph Company, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 1980-1982; manager Commonwealth of Independent States consumer products, American Bell, Parsipanny, New Jersey, 1983; vice president business development, Citicorp/Citibank, New York City, 1983-1986; senior vice president, Citicorp Retail Services, New York City, since 1986; vice president strategic planning and business development, Citicorp Quotron, New York and Los Angeles, 1989-1991; vice president private banking, Citibank, New York City, 1991-1994; director strategic development, International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, New York, 1994; general manager electronic commerce services, International Business Machines Corporation, Thornwood, New York, 1994-1995; vice president corporation strategy, International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, New York, 1995-1998; executive vice president marketing, Reuters American, New York City, 1998-1999; Chief Executive Officer, The Chin Company, West Orange, New Jersey, since 1999. Boston Model Cities, 1971, New York State Emergency Finance Control Board, 1975. Chairman Task Force on Asian Women Business Owners, 1978.

Member South Orange Economics Development Committee, 1978. Delegate bilateral talks United States-China, 1987, 92, Dartmouth Conference on United States-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1988. Owner, operator The Island Guest House, Beach Haven, New Jersey, 1991-1995.

Workshop chair Organization of European Cooperation and Development World Forum on Women Entrepreneurs, 1997.

Achievements

• Carolyn Sue Chinese has been listed as a noteworthy Business executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of executive board Pacific Asian Coalition, 1978. Secretary board directors, Executive Committee Albert Einstein Peace Prize Foundation, Chicago, 1979-1990. Board directors Indiana Sector, Washington, 1980-1986, Rensselaer Council, since 1982, White House Fellows Foundation, 1983-1988, New York City Outward Bound, since 1987, Fund for City ofN.Y., 1988-1997.

Participant Renaissance Weekend, since 1994. Trustee Committee for Economics Development, since 1995. Advisory board Rensselaer School Humanities and Social Sciences, since 1996.

Trustee James Redford Institute for Transplant Awareness, since 1997, Children's Orchestra Society, since 1997. Advisory board Swissotel, since 1997, Horton International, since 1998, Game, 1999-Cigna, since 1999. Member Harvard Business School Alumni Association, Rensselaer Alumni Association, Organisation Chinese-Americans, National Organization for Women, Alliance for Women, Common Cause.

Connections

Married Gerald Bingham Sweeney, September 18, 1976. 1 child, Patricia Chin-Sweeney.

Father:

Tin Wah Chin

Mother:

Donna Grace Chin

Spouse:

Gerald Bingham Sweeney

child:

Patricia Chin-Sweeney Chin