In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, Gold House has announced its second annual A100 List honoring the most influential Asians and Asian American & Pacific Islanders in American culture.
The 2019 List honors 100 of "the most esteemed and impactful Asians in media and entertainment, fashion and lifestyle, technology, business, and social activism and politics from the past year," according to Gold House's press release. "These trailblazers are illuminating the path to a future of more inclusion and diverse impact in high positions across various professional sectors."
This year's honorees include creative voices and athletes such as Awkwafina, BTS, Darren Criss, Hasan Minhaj, Marie Kondo, Jon M. Chu, Naomi Osaka, and Sandra Oh; founders and entrepreneurs such as Rise CEO & Founder Amanda Nguyen, chef David Chang and Twitch Co-Founder Kevin Lin; and leaders such as U.S. Senator Kamala Harris, Planned Parenthood President Leana Wen, and Allure Editor-in-Chief Michelle Lee.
Additionally, for the first time, Gold House is launching the A1, a vote among the A100 for the single most impactful Asian in culture from the last year. Votes may be submitted at goldhouse.org/a1 until May 15; the A1 will be announced at the end of May.
Here's the list of this year's honorees:
Abhijay Prakash | President, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group |
Adele Lim | TV Writer-Producer, Screenwriter |
Aileen Lee | Founder & Partner, Cowboy Ventures |
Albert Cheng | Co-Head of Television and Chief Operating Officer, Amazon Studios |
Alex & Maia Shibutani | 2x Olympians & 2x Olympic medalists |
Alex Chung | Founder & CEO, Giphy |
Ali Wong | Comedian & Writer |
Alysa Liu | U.S. Champion Figure Skater |
Amanda Nguyen | Founder & CEO, Rise |
Andrew Hao-Che Chen | General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz |
Andrew Yang | Presidential Candidate (D) |
Andy Park, Asad Ayaz & Trinh Tran | Marvel & Disney (Director of Visual Development, Marvel Studios | President, Marketing, The Walt Disney Studios | Executive, Production & Development, Marvel Studios) |
Annie Lee | CFO, Interscope Geffen A&M |
Archit Bhargava, Dennis Hwang & Diana Hu | Niantic Labs (Director, Worldwide Product Marketing | VP, Visual and Interaction Design | Director of Engineering & Head of AR Platform) |
Atul Gawande | Surgeon, Writer, & Public Health Leader |
Awkwafina | Actress & Comedian |
Baiju Bhatt & Vladimir Tenev | Co-Founders & Co-CEOs, Robinhood |
Bela Bajaria & Lisa Nishimura | Netflix (Head of Global Non-English TV Original Programming | VP, Original Documentary & Comedy Programming) |
Ben Silbermann | Co-Founder & CEO, Pinterest |
Betty Liu | Executive Vice Chairman, NYSE |
BTS | Musicians |
Carol Lim & Humberto Leon | Co-Founders, Opening Ceremony |
Chantal Nong, Katie Soo & Walter Hamada | Warner Bros. (VP, Production, DC-Based Films | SVP, Marketing, Warner Bros. Digital Networks | President, DC-Based Films) |
Chieh Huang | CEO, Boxed |
Chloe Kim | Olympic Gold Medalist |
Chrissy Teigen | Model, TV Host, & Lifestyle Curator |
Constance Wu | Actress |
Dan Lin | CEO, Rideback |
Daniel Dae Kim | Actor, Producer, & Director |
Dara Khosrowshahi & Nelson Chai | Uber (CEO | CFO) |
Darren Criss | Actor, Singer, & Songwriter |
David Chang | Restaurateur, Author, TV Personality & Founder, Momofuku Group |
Dhivya Suryadevara | CFO, General Motors |
Domee Shi | Director & Storyboarder |
Dwayne Johnson | Actor & Producer |
Emily Nishi & Raj Kapoor | Lyft (Chief People Officer | Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Autonomous Business) |
Eric Wu | Co-Founder & CEO, Opendoor |
Eric S. Yuan | Founder & CEO, Zoom |
Eugene Lee Yang | Viral Media Producer, Actor, Writer & Director |
Gemma Chan | Actress |
Grace Meng | U.S. Congresswoman (D) & Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee |
H.E.R. | Singer & Songwriter |
Harry Shum Jr. | Actor, Singer, & Dancer |
Hasan Minhaj | Stand-Up Comedian |
Henry Golding | Actor |
Indra Nooyi | Board Director, Amazon & Former CEO & Chairman, PepsiCo |
James Wan | Filmmaker |
Jason Momoa | Actor |
Jen Rubio | Co-Founder & Chief Brand Officer, Away |
Jennifer Cabalquinto | CFO, Golden State Warriors |
Jeremy Lin | NBA Point Guard, Toronto Raptors |
John Cho | Actor |
Jon M. Chu | Director |
Judy John | Global Chief Creative Officer, Edelman |
Justin Kan | Co-Founder & CEO, Atrium |
Kamala Harris | United States Senator (D) |
Katrina Lake | Founder & CEO, Stitch Fix |
Ken Jeong | Actor & Comedian |
Kevin Kwan | Author |
Kevin Lin | Co-Founder & COO, Twitch |
Kim Yutani | Director of Programming, Sundance Film Festival |
Kyler Murray | Winner of the 2018 Heisman Trophy |
Dr. Leana Wen | President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America |
Lilly Singh | Actress, Comedian, TV Host, & Author |
Lisa Ling | Executive Producer & Host of "This is Life with Lisa Ling," CNN |
Marie Kondo | Tidying Expert, Bestselling Author, & Founder, KonMari Media, Inc. |
Mark Tatum | Deputy Commissioner & COO, National Basketball Association |
Masayoshi Son | Founder & CEO, Softbank |
Maureen Fan | Co-Founder & CEO, Baobab Studios |
Michelle Lee | Editor in Chief, Allure |
Michelle Yeoh | Actress & Producer |
Mindy Kaling | Actress, Writer, & Comedian |
Naomi Osaka | World's No. 1 Tennis Player |
Nathan Chen | Olympian & U.S. Champion Figure Skater |
Nathaniel Ru | Co-Founder & Chief Brand Officer, Sweetgreen |
Neeraj Khemlani | President of Entertainment & Syndication, Hearst |
Nico Santos | Actor |
Nina Yang Bongiovi | Producing Partner, Significant Productions |
Peilin Chou | Chief Creative Officer, Pearl Studio |
Phillip Lim | Creative Director & Co-Founder, 3.1 Phillip Lim |
Prabal Gurung | Founder, CEO & Creative Director, Prabal Gurung |
Priyanka Chopra | Actress |
Radhika Jones | Editor-in-Chief, Vanity Fair |
Rebecca Sun | Senior Reporter, The Hollywood Reporter |
Ro Khanna | U.S. Congressman (D) |
Ryan Brown | Head of Content, Twitter |
Saikat Chakrabarti | Chief of Staff, U.S. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez |
Samin Nosrat | Cook, Teacher and Author |
Sandra Oh | Actress |
Sarah Guo | General Partner, Greylock Partners |
Satya Nadella | CEO, Microsoft |
Shantanu Narayen | CEO, Adobe |
Shiva Rajaraman | Chief Product Officer, The We Company |
Steve Shikiya | COO, Imagine Entertainment |
Steven Yeun | Actor & Producer |
Sun Choe | Chief Product Officer, lululemon |
Sundar Pichai | CEO, Google |
Ted Lieu | U.S. Congressman (D) |
Theresa Kang-Lowe | Partner, WME Entertainment CoFounder of WME’s Diversity & Inclusion Initiative, Empower |
Vera Wang | Founder, Vera Wang |
The full list, with bios, can also be found at goldhouse.org/a100.
The A100 honorees were chosen by a selection committee consisting of 20 of the country's top Asian nonprofit organizations and a group of multicultural icons, including speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno, figure skater Michelle Kwan, film producer Janet Yang, and YouTube founder Steve Chen.
Gold House is described as "an exclusive collective of pioneering Asian founders, creative voices, and leaders dedicated to systematically accelerating the Asian diaspora's societal impact while enhancing the community's cultural legacy." The nonprofit organization's programs include networking salons, investment vehicles like the #GoldOpen initiative, and the A100 List.
Don't see your favorite person on this year's list? Nominations for next year's A100 List are already open now at goldhouse.org/nominate.
