#705 Flowing with Norman Chen

This week's guest on the BLF Edition of the Bruce Lee Podcast is Norman Chen. Norman is the Chief Executive Officer of The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) and brings a thirty-year career in entrepreneurship, healthcare and community leadership in the United States and Asia to the role. Norman is passionate about building organizations in both the nonprofit and private sectors that positively impact society. Prior to his appointment at TAAF, Norman co-founded the nonprofit Leading Asian Americans to Unite for Change (LAAUNCH) and helped to create a landmark study, The STAATUS Index, on American attitudes towards Asian Americans. We discuss the results of that study in this episode! As a healthcare entrepreneur, Norman was the founder and CEO of Asia Renal Care, a network of specialty medical centers in six countries as well as the co-founder of DeltaHealth Hospital, a world-class hospital in partnership with Columbia Heartsource. As a venture capitalist, Norman led successful life sciences investments at Fidelity Asia Ventures (now Eight Roads) and 6 Dimensions Capital. Norman grew up on the East Coast and currently lives in the Bay Area. He has been a board or advisory council member at The Nature Conservancy (CA), Children's Medical Foundation (HK), SF Marine Science Institute, and Positive Coaching Alliance. He holds a B.S. degree from MIT and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. As you can see, he has lead a life of dedicated service! Please join me as Norman and I discuss the founding of TAAF, mental health issues and other challenges faced by our AANHPI community! TAAF Mission: To serve the Asian American and Pacific Islander community in their pursuit of belonging and prosperity that is free from discrimination, slander, and violence. Social Media Handles: IG: @taaforg | Twitter: @taaforg | FB: The Asian American Foundation | LinkedIn: The Asian American Foundation | Youtube: @TheAsianAmericanFoundation URLs: Show notes and more episodes at Brucelee.com/Podcast

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#705 Flowing with Norman Chen is an episode from Bruce Lee Podcast by Shannon Lee.

This episode is 43:37 long.

This episode was published on May 29, 2024.

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