Joseph Tsai
Joseph Tsai is vice chairman and co-founder of Alibaba Group, and behind Jack Ma, he is the company's second-largest individual shareholder. He purchased 49 percent of the Brooklyn Nets National Basketball Association team in 2018 and the remaining 51 percent the following year.
He graduated from Yale University with a law degree and an undergraduate degree in economics and East Asian studies. Tsai was born in Taiwan and holds a Canadian passport. “I knew I was in an environment to learn, so I didn't want to stick out. I knew I had knowledge that nobody else had, so people could trust that aspect to me... I don't pretend to do everything. I knew what my role was on joining Alibaba.” - Joseph Tsai
Company: Alibaba Group
Net worth: US$9.1 billion