Female university vice president has assets of 6 billion USD
In May this year, the appointment of Ms. Fan Dadi as vice president of Northwestern University (China) attracted great attention in the country of a billion people. According to Chinese media, Ms. Fan Dadi is the richest person in Shaanxi province.
According to official information collected by Forbes (USA) financial magazine, Ms. Dai De is currently the 913th richest billionaire in the world with assets of about 4.3 billion USD.
Ms. Pham Dai De - the university vice principal has assets of 6 billion USD (Photo: The Richest).
Born in a village in Pucheng County, Shaanxi Province, China, Dai Di is the daughter of a rural doctor. She studied for her bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry at Northwest University in the 1980s.
In 1994, she received her PhD in biochemical engineering from East China University of Science and Technology. In academia, Dai De is known as the first Chinese woman to have a doctorate in this field.
Instead of staying in Shanghai or going abroad to study and work, Ms. Dai De surprised everyone who knew her by deciding to return to her hometown to teach and do research at Northwestern University.
In 2000, Ms. Dai De and her husband founded the biotechnology company Giant Biogene. In the same year, she invented and patented recombinant collagen technology, creating the foundation for a series of high-end skin care masks. This is the main product line that is very popular with the Giant Biogene company.
In addition, the couple also invested heavily in an aviation materials manufacturing company. According to Chinese media, the total assets of Dai De and her husband as of May 12 actually reached 45.7 billion yuan (about 6 billion USD).
Despite her quick and sharp business mind, Ms. Pham Dai De still sticks to scientific research.
For the past two decades, she has been involved in both her own business and her teaching at Northwestern University. Before being appointed vice president of the university, she was the head of the department of chemical engineering and a professor supervising doctoral students.
Stanford University professor has a fortune of 15 billion USD
Mr. David Ross Cheriton (74 years old) is a Canadian tutor, computer scientist and businessman. He is currently a professor of computer science at Stanford University (USA).
Mr. Cheriton has a BA in mathematics from the University of British Columbia (Canada), and an MA and PhD in computer science from the University of Waterloo (Canada).
Mr. David Ross Cheriton - Stanford University professor has a fortune of 15 billion USD (Photo: The Richest).
After completing his studies, Mr. Cheriton worked as a lecturer at the University of British Columbia for 3 years, before moving to teach at Stanford University (USA).
An expert in computing and computer networking, Mr. Cheriton is known for his ability to identify new opportunities that arise in the market.
In his investing career, he made early bets on promising early-stage technology companies, such as Google. Mr. Cheriton was part of the first generation of legendary investors to put their faith in Google.
While teaching at Stanford University, Mr. Cheriton met two graduate students, Sergey Brin and Larry Page - the two co-founders of Google. Mr. Cheriton quickly decided to invest 100,000 USD in Brin and Page's project, when the idea was still in its infancy.
The investment in Google later earned Mr. Cheriton more than $1 billion. Throughout his journey as a venture capitalist, Mr. Cheriton demonstrates the foresight of a scientist and a strategic investor.
As of 2025, according to Forbes magazine, Mr. Cheriton's assets have reached 15.3 billion USD, he is the 162nd richest billionaire in the world.
Mr. Cheriton has spent tens of millions of dollars to fund research and scholarships at the universities where he studied and worked.
Billionaire Lecturer and Hockey Team Owner
Mr. Henry Samueli (70 years old) is an American lecturer, engineer and businessman. He is the co-founder of the semiconductor chip manufacturing corporation Broadcom and also the owner of the Anaheim Ducks hockey team (USA). Mr. Samueli is currently the Chairman of Broadcom Corporation.
In addition to his business career, Mr. Samueli is also a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles (USA), and an adjunct professor at the University of California, Irvine (USA). However, due to his busy work schedule, Mr. Samueli no longer teaches regularly.
Mr. Henry Samueli - billionaire lecturer and hockey team owner (Photo: The Richest).
During his career in technology research and development, Mr. Samueli is the owner of 75 patents recognized in the United States.
Mr. Henry Samueli is currently ranked by Forbes magazine (USA) as the 79th richest person in the world with an estimated total asset of about 25.8 billion USD.
Mr. Samueli was born into a Polish immigrant family. His family had a difficult life. However, his passion for electronic circuits was ignited in his high school years.
He studied at the University of California, Los Angeles (USA). At this school, he received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering. After that, he stayed at the school to teach.
While working as a tutor, Mr. Samueli founded Broadcom Corporation, a semiconductor chip design company. As the company grew, Mr. Samueli reduced his teaching time to focus on his business career.
However, his name was retained in the school's faculty list, as a recognition of his talent and achievements.
Using the wealth he built at Broadcom, Mr. Samueli began to expand his business. He bought the Anaheim Ducks hockey team, then invested in the fields of health care andeducation .
According to The Richest/Forbes
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