About Thai Lee
Born 1958. Thai Lee is an American business executive.
Thai Lee (born 1958) is a Thai-born Korean-American billionaire businesswoman, the co-owner, CEO and president of SHI International, reported by Forbes to be the largest woman-owned business in the US in 2012. In May 2025, she was worth US$5.8 billion. She is a member of the board of directors of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea.
Early years Thai Lee was born in 1958 in Bangkok, Thailand, but spent most of her childhood in South Korea. Her family moved frequently due to her father's job as a Korean economist promoting South Korea's postwar development plan. Lee went on to earn an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1985. She was the first Korean woman to graduate from the business school. Lee served as the first female president of the Amherst College Alumni Society from 2004 to 2005. Harvard Business School, 2013 Alumni Achievement Award They divorced in 2002.
She has two children. She lives in Austin, Texas.
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Who is Thai Lee?
Korean American billionaire businesswoman
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Thai Lee was born in 1958 in Bangkok.
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Thai Lee is a business executive.
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Thai Lee is American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Thai Lee. https://biography.guide/thai-lee/
MLA: "Thai Lee." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/thai-lee/.
Chicago: "Thai Lee." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/thai-lee/.
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