Elaine Chao Net Worth, Age, Children, Father, What Is She Doing Now?
Elaine Chao Net Worth
Elaine Chao, an American businesswoman and former government official whose full name is Elaine Lan Chao has a net worth of $30 million.
Profile Summary
| Net Worth | $30 million |
| Name | Elaine Chao |
| Full Name | Elaine Lan Chao |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | March 26, 1953 |
| Age | 70 years old (as of 2023) |
| Place of birth | Da'an District, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Profession | Political |
| Nationality | American |
| Husband | Mitch McConnell |
Elaine Chao Biography
Elaine Lan Chao, an American businesswoman, and former government official, served as the United States Secretary of Labor during George W. Bush's administration from 2001 to 2009.
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She also held the role of United States Secretary of Transportation under Donald Trump from 2017 to 2021.
Chao, a member of the Republican Party, made history as the first Asian-Pacific American woman in a presidential cabinet. She is married to Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell.
Chao was born in Taipei, Taiwan, and moved to the United States at age eight. Her father established the Foremost Group, an American shipping company in New York.
She grew up in Queens, New York, and Long Island, obtaining degrees from Mount Holyoke College and Harvard Business School. Before her government roles, she worked in finance and held senior positions in the Department of Transportation during the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.
This included her roles as Chair of the Federal Maritime Commission (1988–1989) and Deputy Secretary of Transportation (1989–1991).
She also served as Director of the Peace Corps from 1991 to 1992 and as president of the United Way of America from 1993 to 1996. Outside of government, Chao has been on various corporate boards of directors, currently including Hyliion, an Austin, Texas-based electric truck manufacturer, and ChargePoint, an electric charger network provider.
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Elaine Chao Age
The American businesswoman and former government official was born on March 26, 1953, in Da'an District, Taipei, Taiwan. Elaine Chao is 70 years old as of 2023.
Elaine Chao Parents
Elaine Lan Chao is the oldest of six daughters. Her mother, Ruth Mulan Chu Chao, was a historian, and her father, James S. C. Chao, started as a merchant mariner and later founded Foremost Maritime Corporation in New York City, which became the Foremost Group.
At the age of 8, in 1961, Chao came to the United States on a 37-day freight ship journey with her mother and two younger sisters, while her father had arrived in New York three years prior after receiving a scholarship.
Elaine Chao Husband
In 1993, Chao married Mitch McConnell, a U.S. Senator from Kentucky.
Elaine Lan Chao's Siblings
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The oldest of six siblings, Elaine Lan Chao sibling names are, Jeannette, May, Christine, Grace, and Angela.
