Oscar Tang

Oscar Liu-Chien Tang is a Chinese-born American businessman, financier, investor, and philanthropist. He is best known for being the co-founder of Reich & Tang, an asset management firm. Tang was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2005. Prior to this, he was appointed to the New York State Council on the Arts from 2000 to 2004 and the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities from 1990 to 1993. Early years Tang was born in Shanghai, China, and his family fled from the country when the Communist revolution took over in 1949. Tang attended Phillips Academy in Andover and graduated in 1956. His future wife, Frances Young, attended Andover's sister school, Abbot Academy, and she went on to Skidmore College. Tang's lifelong dedication to Andover as the largest donor in the school's history and a champion for education was profiled in a 2012 documentary "An Andover Life". Tang was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon at Yale University and received a Bachelor of Science degree. Tang received an M.B.A degree from Harvard Business School. Business career Tang began his career at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ). He became head of research.