Andrew Yang

American entrepreneur, philanthropist, the founder of Venture for America (VFA), and a U.S. 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. He worked in startups and early-stage growth companies as a founder or executive from 2000 to 2009. After he founded VFA, the Obama administration selected him in 2012 as a "Champion of Change" and in 2015 as a "Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship". One of the main elements of Yang's bid for the 2020 presidential nomination, which he officially launched in November 2017, is a proposal for Universal Basic Income (UBI), known as the Freedom Dividend, for every American adult aged 18-64, in response to the rapid development of automation that is leading to workforce challenges. Yang was born to immigrant parents from Taiwan. He attended Brown University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in economics. After Brown University, Yang attended Columbia Law School where he received a Juris Doctor (JD). Yang is at least the fourth Asian American to run for President of the United States, after Hiram Fong, Patsy Mink, and Bobby Jindal. Yang's campaign supporters are known as the "Yang Gang" and have brought attention to his campaign on social media platforms including Reddit, Facebook, and Instagram. As of 2018, Yang lives in New York City with his wife Evelyn and two sons. Link to Wikipedia biography