Ming Hsieh
$993.17M
as of 01/12/22
About Ming Hsieh
Ming Hsieh is the founder, president, CEO and chair of Fulgent Genetics, a genetic testing technology company.
He started Fulgent Genetics in 2011 and took the company public in 2016.
Hsieh's first company, Cogent, a biometric identification firm, landed him on the Forbes billionaires list in 2005; he dropped off in 2007.
Cogent was acquired by 3M in 2010 for $943 million.
Hsieh, who was born and raised in China, is a graduate of USC. He's donated $85 million to the school since 2006.
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United States of AmericaSource of wealth
genetic testingResidence
Los Angeles, CaliforniaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
01/18/56 (age 68)Number of children
2Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Southern California; Master of Science, University of Southern CaliforniaSelf-made
self-madeMing Hsieh’s fortune is worth
17K
troy ounces of gold
15K
median U.S. household
10K
median U.S. income
0.02%
U.S. credit card volume
0.004%
GDP of the United States
0.003%
United States debt
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He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2015.
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NASDAQ | FLGT-US
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