Phillip TK Yin

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Phillip TK Yin
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Born
Mesa, Arizona, U.S.
Alma mater McDonough School of Business
OccupationJournalist

Phillip TK Yin is a journalist and a communications and corporate partnerships advisor. He is currently an advisor and partner with the American Chamber of Commerce and speaks on U.S. networks, including Fox Business, on current events.[ citation needed ] He was previously a broadcast business journalist covering topics such as business technology, aviation, and politics for CNBC, Bloomberg News and CCTV America. [1]

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Early life and education

Yin was born in Mesa, Arizona, but moved to Yakima, Washington a few months later. [2] Yin went to Eisenhower High School in Yakima, where he played tennis.

He holds an International MBA from Georgetown University and an undergraduate business degree from the University of Washington. [3] [4] He also completed a special summer program at Harvard Business School. [3]

Political activity

In 2011, Yin considered running as a Republican and challenging sitting senator Maria Cantwell in the 2012 United States Senate election in Washington State. [5] However, he exited the race due to fundraising concerns. [6]

On January 22, 2016, Yin announced on Sina Weibo that he was running for Lieutenant Governor of Washington. [2] After losing that race he declared for the Bellevue City Council. [7]

Personal life

Yin's parents Eric and Harriet are immigrants from Hong Kong, and he is a native of Washington state. [6] [4] [1] His wife is from Hong Kong, and the two met and fell in love there. Yin has four children, daughters, Kelsey, Katie and Kelly, and son, Kody. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 Hernández, Javier C. (2016-02-05). "Ties to Chinese State Media Raise Questions in U.S. Election Campaign". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  2. 1 2 Yang Jie (22 January 2016). "Former CCTV anchor running for US lieutenant governor". China Daily. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 "About hosts". CCTV English. 6 February 2012. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 Bryan Myrick (15 September 2011). "Bloomberg TV Anchor Phillip Yin Confirms Interest in Senate Run to Unseat Cantwell in 2012". NW Daily Marker. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Former TV anchor plans to challenge Sen. Cantwell for Senate seat". King 5. 26 September 2011. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  6. 1 2 Assunta Ng (9 February 2012). "For Phillip Yin, after one dream fizzles, another lands on a silver platter". Northwest Asian Weekly. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "King County Elections".
  8. ↑ Feng Zhaoyin (29 January 2016). "端專訪：昨日央視主播或成明日美國副州長？". Initium Media (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
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