International financial and banking executive Cecilia Ho makes unique gift
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Posted: May 18, 2012
Cecilia Ho (center) with Chancellor Hinshaw and Business Dean Vance Roley.
HONOLULU, HI — The Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa has received a real estate gift of $117,000 from UH Shidler alumna Cecilia Ho. The gift is unique in that the Ala Moana condotel will be used by the Shidler College of Business for visiting professors, faculty candidates, and visiting Executives-in-Residences. Ho has authorized the College to sell the property in the future to fund the Cecilia Ho Endowed Scholarship for Excellence to support full-time undergraduate students enrolled at the Shidler College of Business.
A resident of Hong Kong, Ho is the president of the Lee Hysan Foundation, a family foundation established in the 1970s by one of the most prominent families in Hong Kong. The Foundation supports programs in Hong Kong for the underprivileged. Previously, she was the executive director of private wealth management for the Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC and director. Prior to that, Ho was managing director and team head of Citi Private Bank and held other Citi executive positions in Canada and Hong Kong.
Throughout her 30 years of global banking experience, Ho received distinctions for being the youngest manager at Citigroup, the first female to head Citi’s International Personal Banking Division in the USA and Canada, and was acknowledged for her support of educational and humanitarian initiatives such as World Vision, Ocean Junior Chamber of Commerce, and for establishing an elementary school in Lijiang, China. She is truly the embodiment of her motto which is “Just ‘walk the talk’ – don’t ‘talk the talk!
A resident of Hong Kong, Ho is the president of the Lee Hysan Foundation, a family foundation established in the 1970s by one of the most prominent families in Hong Kong. The Foundation supports programs in Hong Kong for the underprivileged. Previously, she was the executive director of private wealth management for the Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC and director. Prior to that, Ho was managing director and team head of Citi Private Bank and held other Citi executive positions in Canada and Hong Kong.
Throughout her 30 years of global banking experience, Ho received distinctions for being the youngest manager at Citigroup, the first female to head Citi’s International Personal Banking Division in the USA and Canada, and was acknowledged for her support of educational and humanitarian initiatives such as World Vision, Ocean Junior Chamber of Commerce, and for establishing an elementary school in Lijiang, China. She is truly the embodiment of her motto which is “Just ‘walk the talk’ – don’t ‘talk the talk!
Ho earned a BBA in marketing from the Shidler College of Business and attended the Executive Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She was inducted into the Shidler College of Business Hall of Honor in 2010.
“Cecilia has been a staunch supporter of the College for many years,” says Vance Roley, dean of the Shidler College of Business. “She is one of Shidler's most accomplished and prominent alumni in Asia and has continuously promoted our College, programs, students, and alumni activities in her region.”
To find out how you can support the Shidler College of Business, please contact Unyong Nakata at unyong.nakata@uhfoundation.org or (808) 956-3597.
You can also make a gift securely online at www.uhfoundation.org/GiveToShidle
The Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Established in 1949 as the College of Business Administration, the College was named in 2006 after alumnus Jay H. Shidler, founder and managing partner of The Shidler Group. The Shidler College of Business is renowned for its expertise in international management education and is consistently ranked among the nation's top 25 graduate schools for international business by U.S. News & World Report. Long recognized for its Asia-Pacific focus, the College is a professional school offering a wide variety of degree, certificate and executive programs. The UH Shidler College of Business is the only graduate program in the State of Hawai‘i accredited by AACSB International. For more information, visit www.shidler.hawaii.edu.
The University of Hawai`i at Mānoa serves approximately 20,000 students pursuing more than 225 different degrees. Coming from every Hawaiian island, every state in the nation, and more than 100 countries, UH Mānoa students matriculate in an enriching environment for the global exchange of ideas. For more information, visit http://manoa.hawaii.edu.
The University of Hawai‘i Foundation, a nonprofit organization, raises private funds to support the University of Hawai‘i System. The mission of the University of Hawai‘i Foundation is to unite donors’ passions with the University of Hawai‘i ’s aspirations by raising philanthropic support and managing private investments to benefit UH, the people of Hawai`i and future generations. Our vision is to inspire giving and partnership with the University of Hawai‘i by fostering UH pride and passion among donors, alumni and the community. We value and strive to emulate service, excellence, accountability, integrity, teamwork, and trust. www.uhfoundation.org
Photo Caption: (From l to r): UH Mānoa Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw, Cecilia Ho and Shidler College of Business Dean Vance Roley.
Established in 1949 as the College of Business Administration, the College was named in 2006 after alumnus Jay H. Shidler, founder and managing partner of The Shidler Group. The Shidler College of Business is renowned for its expertise in international management education and is consistently ranked among the nation's top 25 graduate schools for international business by U.S. News & World Report. Long recognized for its Asia-Pacific focus, the College is a professional school offering a wide variety of degree, certificate and executive programs. The UH Shidler College of Business is the only graduate program in the State of Hawai‘i accredited by AACSB International. For more information, visit www.shidler.hawaii.edu.
The University of Hawai`i at Mānoa serves approximately 20,000 students pursuing more than 225 different degrees. Coming from every Hawaiian island, every state in the nation, and more than 100 countries, UH Mānoa students matriculate in an enriching environment for the global exchange of ideas. For more information, visit http://manoa.hawaii.edu.
The University of Hawai‘i Foundation, a nonprofit organization, raises private funds to support the University of Hawai‘i System. The mission of the University of Hawai‘i Foundation is to unite donors’ passions with the University of Hawai‘i ’s aspirations by raising philanthropic support and managing private investments to benefit UH, the people of Hawai`i and future generations. Our vision is to inspire giving and partnership with the University of Hawai‘i by fostering UH pride and passion among donors, alumni and the community. We value and strive to emulate service, excellence, accountability, integrity, teamwork, and trust. www.uhfoundation.org
Photo Caption: (From l to r): UH Mānoa Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw, Cecilia Ho and Shidler College of Business Dean Vance Roley.