▦ Speakers:

• Albert Cheng, Vice President, Head of Prime Video
• Richard Lui, NBC/MSNBC News Anchor
• Nicole Dungca, Reporter, The Washington Post and President, Asian American Journalists Association

▦ Moderator:

• Peter Young, Chairman of the Asian American Career Ceilings Initiative and Committee of 100 member

▦ Time: 5:00 pm EST (Panel) 6:00 pm EST (Virtual Networking)

Asian Americans have been very underrepresented historically when it comes to leadership positions in the U.S. Asian Americans succeed at the entry and the middle ranks of many professions, but consistently do not do as well in the senior ranks. Although there has been improvement over time, there is still a significant gap that has not been closed. This is also true of Media and Entertainment.

Committee of 100 has hosted many webcasts, seminars and summits that have brought experts forward to share their research and experienced individuals from many different fields, genders and age groups to discuss their experiences, observations and solutions. The goal of this initiative is to contribute to the already significant efforts of organizations and individuals who have been tackling this issue.

This event will be a fireside chat interview with three successful Asian Americans who have observed and experienced the Asian American Career Ceiling problem in the entertainment, digital and published journalism, and broadcast news worlds. They will share their with us how they dealt with the problem in their careers, about what is driving the problem, where they see the issue heading in terms of solutions, and what they see individuals and organizations doing to address this issue.

The interview will be conducted by Peter Young, Committee of 100 member and Chair of the Committee of 100 Asian American Career Ceiling Initiative.

▦ Speaker Bios:

Albert Cheng

Vice President, Head of Prime Video (U.S. and Global)

In his role, he leads the Prime Video business holistically across SVOD, TVOD, Prime Video Channels and AVOD in the United States, responsible for the P&L and revenue growth, as well as programming strategy, marketing, brand, research, licensing and distribution. Albert’s U.S. and global teams work relentlessly towards the mission to turn Prime Video into a one-stop entertainment destination for customers offering the world’s largest collection of premium entertainment in a single application; a place where customers can find all of their favorite movies and series under one roof, be it content produced by Amazon MGM Studios or by other studios, third-party channels made accessible as an add-on subscription through Prime Video Channels, or titles to rent or buy via the Prime Video Store.

Cheng joined Amazon in 2015 as Chief Operating Officer at Amazon Studios, where he oversaw the general management of the company alongside Head of Amazon MGM Studios, Jennifer Salke. He held dual roles as Co-Head of TV and COO from 2018-2021. Prior to Amazon, Cheng spent 15 years as an executive at The Walt Disney Company, most recently as Executive Vice President, Digital Media and Chief Product Officer for Disney/ABC Television Group. During that time, Cheng and his team won four Primetime Emmy Awards, and were the first in history to put TV episodes on iTunes in 2005, first to stream top broadcast shows online in 2006, stream in HD in 2007, first to launch an iPad app in 2010, and first to offer live broadcast network feeds in 2013.

Cheng has also held executive positions at Fox and board roles at BMI and Lifetime and was a strategy consultant with The Boston Consulting Group.

Cheng earned a Bachelor’s degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.‍

Richard Lui

NBC/MSNBC News Anchor

Richard Lui is a veteran journalist with more than 30 years in broadcast journalism, film, technology, and business. Currently an anchor at MSNBC / NBC News and previously with CNN Worldwide, Lui was the first AAPI male to anchor a daily, national news show.

The team Emmy and Peabody winner remains one of the few Asian Americans to serve uninterrupted as an anchor for the last 20 years.

Lui is the author of the bestselling and award-winning book “Enough About Me” from HarperCollins Zondervan, as well as author of the groundbreaking Inclusion@work risk reports released at Davos, SXSW, and CES. As a film director he recently released the Oscars- and Grammy-qualifying documentaries ‘Sky Blossom’ (2021) and ‘UNCONDITIONAL’, (2023) which were honored with rare premieres at the White House, U.S. Congress, and the United Nations.

Richard’s overlapping 20-year business career includes time at Citibank, Oliver Wyman, Mrs. Fields Cookies, a fintech patent, and launching six tech brands over three business cycles. As an NACD Fellow, he has served on private and NGO boards in the AI, gender equity, and human trafficking sectors. In 2017, Richard founded PRISCA, a not-for-profit company that forms action-based narrative change strategies. Richard is a volunteer and celebrity caregiving ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Association, AARP, Plan International, BrightFocus, and Caring Across Generations.

Nicole Dungca

Reporter, The Washington Post

President, Asian American Journalists Association

Nicole Dungca is a reporter in The Washington Post’s investigative unit. She was the co-host of Broken Doors, an investigative podcast that won the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for Radio and was a finalist in the Audio Reporting category of the Pulitzer Prizes. Before The Post, she was part of the Boston Globe’s Spotlight Team, where she delved into topics such as racism in Boston, secret criminal hearings in Massachusetts, the state’s burgeoning cannabis industry and transportation. Dungca has also covered education at the Oregonian, and written for the Times-Picayune and Providence Journal. She is currently the president of the Asian American Journalists Association. To reach her with tips, email her at nicole.dungca@washpost.com or send her a secure message on Signal at ndungca.08.

Honors and Awards: Finalist for Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting, 2018; Livingston Awards, finalist, 2018; Eugene S. Pulliam First Amendment Award, 2019; Gerald Loeb Award, 2021; Finalist for Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting, 2023; Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for Radio, 2023; John Jay/Frank Guggenheim Award for Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting, 2023; Finalist for Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary, 2024

She is the President of the Asian American Journalists Association and graduated from Brown University with a BA in Literatures and Cultures in English

▦ Moderator:
Peter Young

CEO and President, Young & Partners

Committee of 100 Member
Peter Young is CEO and President of Young & Partners, a corporate strategy and boutique investment banking firm focused on the life science and chemical industries. He manages the firm and is actively involved in client transactions and financings. Under his leadership, Young & Partners has established and maintained its position as a highly regarded firm serving the corporate strategy, M&A, restructuring and financing needs of clients worldwide. He was previously head of industry groups at Salomon Brothers, Schroders and Lehman Brothers, a senior private equity executive with J.H. Whitney & Co. and a senior member of Bain & Co., the corporate strategy firm.

Mr. Young received a BA in Economics from Yale, an MS in Accounting from NYU, and MBA from Harvard Business School where he graduated as a Baker Scholar. He is a CPA and a Chartered Global Management Accountant. He serves on a number of boards of directors, both corporate and non-profit and is President and board member of Société de Chimie Industrielle, a leading life science and chemical industry non-profit organization.

The Committee of 100

The Committee of 100 (C100) is a non-profit, non-partisan leadership organization of prominent Chinese Americans in business, government, academia, and the arts founded 37 years ago.

The Committee’s purpose is to provide leadership and act as a constructive force in the dual mission of:

● Promoting the full participation of all Chinese Americans in American society and acting as a public policy resource for the Chinese-American community;

● Advancing constructive dialogue and relationships between the peoples and leaders of the United States and Greater China.

To learn more about the organization, please go to https://www.committee100.org.