May-Wan Kao is the wife of American-British-Chinese Electrical Engineer Charles K. Kao. Let’s find out about May-Wan Kao in this article.
May-Wan Kao is the chairman of the Charles K. Kao Foundation.
The Charles K. Kao Foundation for Alzheimer’s Disease is chaired by Kao.
Charles K. Kao was honored with various accolades and honors, including the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Who Is Charles K. Kao’s Wife, May-Wan Kao?
Charles K. Kao’s wife, May-Wan Kao, is the chairman of the Charles K. Kao Foundation.
She is a British-born Chinese woman. They married in London in 1959.
Kao met his future wife, Gwen May-Wan Kao, in London after graduation, when they both worked as engineers.
According to his memoirs, Kao was a Catholic who went to the Catholic Church while his wife went to the Anglican Communion.
#MerryChristmas pic.twitter.com/7oTKIx1n3z
— Charles K. Kao Fdn (@CKK_Fdn) December 22, 2015
May-Wan Kao’s Children. Where Is She Now?
May-Wan Kao has two children, both of whom live and work in Silicon Valley, California.
She claims that being active and assisting with running a charity named after her husband has helped her cope with her loss.
During the week, she gets up at 7 a.m. and goes for a run with her assistant around the Chinese University campus, where she continues to live in the staff housing.
She plays tennis twice a week and admits to being a Korean soap drama fanatic.
Find Out May-Wan Kao’s Age
May-Wan Kao’s age is still unknown to us. When comparing her age with her husband’s, she seems to be in her 80s.
Her husband died at the age of 84 years old.
More information on her actual age and date of birth will be published soon in the future.
The confirmation of pledges was conducted publicly on 12 Dec morning at the #CUHKLibrary pic.twitter.com/uztgo1cwSK
— Charles K. Kao Fdn (@CKK_Fdn) December 15, 2015
Explore May-Wan Kao’s Net Worth
May-Wan Kao’s net worth is still under review.
Looking at her profession and position as the Charles K. Kao Foundation chairman, we can estimate her net worth in millions of dollars.
Adding her husband’s net worth with hers, we estimate it will be more than a million dollars.
More information on her net worth will be published soon.
May-Wan Kao’s Husband Charles
May-Wan Kao’s husband, Charles Kuen Kao, was an electrical engineer and physicist who pioneered fiber optics in telecommunications.
Before traveling to London to study electrical engineering, he grew up in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
The father of fiber optics: Charles Kao, awarded the 2009 Physics Prize.
Kao presented fibers of very pure glass that could transfer information long-distance. His invention has made telecommunication using optical fibers possible. #WorldDevelopmentInformationDay pic.twitter.com/2G7bmMtvDU
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 24, 2020
He also attended the Shanghai World School in the Shanghai French Concession, where he learned English and French.
She married Prof. Charles Kao, the “Father of Fiber Optics,” after graduating from London in 1955.
Prof. Kao made international news in 2009 when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics and revealed that he had Alzheimer’s disease.