Clara Wu Tsai is an American businesswoman, philanthropist, and social justice activist. Wu Tsai was born in Lawrence, Kansas to Taiwanese immigrants. Wu Tsai attended Stanford University, receiving both a Bachelor of Arts degree and a master’s degree in international relations and an MBA from Harvard University. In January 2019, Wu Tsai and her husband, Joseph Tsai, purchased the Brooklyn Nets and the Nets' arena Barclays Center. In 2019, the New York Liberty were sold to the Tsais who moved the team to the Barclays Center. Wu Tsai and her husband started the Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation. Wu Tsai leads and manages the foundation's work in supporting scientific research, economic mobility, social justice, and creativity in the arts. In 2018, Stanford University announced a gift from the Tsais, in support of the Stanford Neurosciences Institute. Wu Tsai and her husband launched the Social Justice Fund in Brooklyn, NY with a $50 million commitment. Wu Tsai and her husband donated to Yale University to create the Wu Tsai Institute. The Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation also donated to the University of California San Diego’s 21st Century China Center, pledged $220 million to create the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, funded a Jean-Michel Basquiat educational arts program developed in partnership between the Brooklyn Nets, the New York City Department of Education, and the Fund for Public Schools. The Tsais donated $50 million to the renovation of Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall which was renamed the Wu Tsai Theater. Wu Tsai serves on the board of trustees for Stanford University, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and New York Presbyterian Hospital. She was named "Champion of Justice" by John Jay College for her role in creating the REFORM Alliance. Wu Tsai and her husband received the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Medal from the Municipal Art Society. Wu Tsai was honored by the Gordan Parks Foundation and presented with the Dreamer Award during the first-quarter break of a game between the Nets and the Boston Celtics.

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