Victor W. Hwang
Education
Harvard University
A.B. with Honors, Concentration in Government, w/ extensive studies in Computer Science 1989-01-01 - 1993-01-01
University of Chicago Law School
J.D., Law 1993-01-01 - 1996-01-01
Westlake High School
, 1987-01-01 - 1989-01-01Work Experience
Right to Start
Current
Right to Start
Victor & Company
Current
Victor & Company
U.S. Department of Commerce
2021-10-01 - 2022-03-01
U.S. Department of Commerce
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
2016-02-01 - 2019-12-01
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Silicon Valley Forum
2015-04-01 - 2017-01-01
Silicon Valley Forum
T2 Venture Creation
2005-11-01 - 2016-03-01
T2 Venture Creation
Liquidity Corporation
2010-02-01 - 2016-02-01
Liquidity Corporation
Global Innovation Summit
2011-07-01 - 2015-12-01
Global Innovation Summit
The Rainforest: The Secret to Building the Next Silicon Valley
2012-02-01 - 2012-02-01
The Rainforest: The Secret to Building the Next Silicon Valley
Veatros
2005-11-01 - 2007-07-01
Veatros
Skills
Summary
Victor W. Hwang is an economic growth expert. His ideas have shaped the economic lives of millions of people worldwide. His work has helped over 300 communities, cities, states, companies, and entire countries create greater prosperity. Victor’s path was inspired by his parents, as educators who had to start a business to afford sending him to Harvard. But after the first day of Economics at Harvard, Victor left the class and never returned. He realized that Economics – the way it was taught at elite institutions – was flawed. It didn’t account for his parents, and all the ordinary people like them trying to make their way. Victor’s life’s journey followed from that day. He searched for answers to the questions, “How can we create prosperity by taking into account everyday people? How do we make a world that doesn’t stand in their way?” Victor became an entrepreneur and started several companies, organizations, and initiatives fighting to remove barriers holding people back. Previously, he was Vice President of Entrepreneurship at the Kauffman Foundation, the world’s leading philanthropy supporting entrepreneurs with an endowment of $2 billion. Victor pioneered the concept of “rainforest” ecosystems in a business context by showing how communities can replicate the historical innovation dynamics of Silicon Valley. His book, The Rainforest, was awarded Book of the Year, Gold Medal, by ForeWord Reviews for “a big idea that defines a way of thinking.” National Public Radio named Victor's graduation address to Austin Community College one of “the best commencement speeches ever.” For more info, visit http://www.victorh.co
