Background
Wu, Li-Pei was born on September 9, 1934 in Changhwa, Taiwan. Son of Yin-Su and Chiao-Mei (Hsiao) Wu. came to the United States, 1968.
Wu, Li-Pei was born on September 9, 1934 in Changhwa, Taiwan. Son of Yin-Su and Chiao-Mei (Hsiao) Wu. came to the United States, 1968.
Bachelor, National Taiwan University, 1957. Master of Business Administration, Kansas State University, Fort Hays, 1969. Commercial Banking Executive Program, Columbia University, 1974.
Staff accountant, assistant controller, assistant vice president, vice president, National Bank Alaska, Anchorage, 1969-1973;
vice president controller, National Bank Alaska, Anchorage, 1973-1976;
senior vice president chief finance officer, National Bank Alaska, Anchorage, 1976-1978;
chairman of the executive committee, Alaska National Bank of the North, Anchorage, 1978-1979;
chief administrative officer, Alaska National Bank of the North, Anchorage, 1979-1980;
president, Alaska National Bank of the North, Anchorage, 1980-1981;
president, chief Executive officer, General Bank, Los Angeles, 1982-1984;
chairman, pres, chief Executive officer, General Bank, Los Angeles, 1984-1998;
chairman, Chief Executive Officer, General Bank, Los Angeles, since 1998. Finance consultant Alaska '84, 1981-1982, Western Airlines, Los Angeles, 1981-1982, director Pacific Coast Banking School. Board advisors Asia Society.
Member White House Pacific Rim Economics Conference, 1995, 100 Great Asian American Entrepreneurs.
Director Japan American Symphony Association Los Angeles, 1993-1994. Founder, president TaiwaneseAm. Political Action Committee, 1992-1993.
President Taiwanese United Fund, 1990-1992. Founder, 1st president National TACL, 1989-1991, Taiwanese American Citizens League. Member Taiwanese American Citizens League (life member, president).
Married Jenny S. Lai, March 24, 1963. Children: George T., Eugene Y.