Angela Chao

Angela Chao (March 4, 1973 – February 11, 2024) was an American billionaire businesswoman who was the chief executive officer of the Foremost Group, which is owned by her father James S. C. Chao. She was the sister of former Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, wife to Mitch McConnell.

Early life and education Of Chinese (with Taiwanese heritage) descent, Chao was born in Syosset, New York, and grew up in Harrison, New York. Her mother was Ruth Mulan Chu Chao. She was the youngest of six sisters, one of whom is Elaine Chao, former US Secretary of Transportation and Secretary of Labor. Her parents were born in mainland China, but fled to Taiwan in 1949 due to the Chinese Civil War. Her father came to the United States in 1958, while her mother and three oldest sisters moved to the United States in 1961. At the age of nine, Chao began joining her father on ship visits.

Chao went to Harvard for her undergraduate degree, which she completed in three years, graduating magna cum laude with a degree in economics in 1994. She was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Chao was a founding member of the Asian American Foundation and the co-chair of its education committee. before his death in October of that year. She married American venture capitalist Jim Breyer in 2012;

Death On the evening of February 10, 2024, Chao was celebrating the Lunar New Year with seven female friends from her days at Harvard Business School at her Johnson City ranch. At that time, her husband Jim Breyer was in Dubai attending a summit. The design of the Tesla Model X's reverse gear had previously been criticized by some users as confusing.