{"id":3404,"date":"2020-10-23T04:01:19","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T04:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studysection.com\/blog\/?p=3404"},"modified":"2020-10-23T04:01:19","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T04:01:19","slug":"who-is-andrew-yang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studysection.com\/blog\/who-is-andrew-yang\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Andrew Yang?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Andrew Yang – <\/h2>\n

Andrew M. Yang is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and former presidential candidate who was born on January 13, 1975. His three main policies are – the Freedom Dividend, Medicare for All, and Human-Centered Capitalism.<\/p>\n

Life, study, and profession –<\/h3>\n

He is a son of immigrants from Taiwan and raised in New York in the 1960s.
\nHe studied at Brown University and then law at Columbia Law School. He worked as a corporate lawyer but later dissatisfied with his work as an attorney, Yang began working in startups and early-stage growth companies as a founder or executive before spending a decade as an executive at test preparation company Manhattan Prep. <\/p>\n

In 2011, Yang founded VFA, which recruits top college graduates into a two-year fellowship program at startups in developing cities across the United States. Yang left VFA in 2017 to focus on his presidential campaign.<\/p>\n

On November 6, 2017, Yang filed the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for President of the United States in the 2020 election. Yang’s campaign was known for its happy-go-lucky and “tech-friendly” nature. His supporters, known as the “Yang Gang” which includes several high-profile celebrity endorsements.<\/p>\n

Yang suspended his campaign on February 11, 2020, shortly after the New Hampshire primary. On February 19, Yang joined CNN as a political commentator. <\/p>\n

On March 5, Yang announced the creation of the nonprofit organization Humanity Forward, dedicated to promoting the ideas he campaigned on during his run.<\/p>\n

Books or publications –<\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. Smart People Should Build Things<\/strong>: Based on how to Restore Our Culture of Achievement, Build a Path for Entrepreneurs, and Create New Jobs in America.<\/li>\n
  2. The War on Normal People:<\/strong> Focuses on “The Truth About America’s Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future”.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Achievements and Awards – <\/h3>\n

    The Obama administration selected him in 2011 as a “Champion of Change<\/strong>” and a “Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship<\/strong>” in 2015.<\/p>\n

    Net worth – <\/h3>\n

    According to a few media outlets estimates of Yang’s net worth: <\/p>\n