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Ruth Mulan Chu Chao (Chinese: 趙朱木蘭; pinyin: Zhào Zhū Mùlán; March 19, 1930 – August 2, 2007) was the matriarch of a Chinese-American philanthropic family. In 2016, Harvard Business School dedicated the Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center in her honor, making it the first building at the business school named for a woman and an ...
Learn about the life and legacy of Ruth Mulan Chu Chao, a remarkable woman who supported her husband's global shipping business and raised six daughters with love and faith. The Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center at Harvard Business School honors her values of altruism, kindness and hope.
Learn about the life and legacy of Ruth Mulan Chu Chao, a woman of virtue, compassion and grace who overcame adversity and pursued her dreams. She was the wife of Dr. James S.C. Chao, the mother of four children, and a scholar of Asian literature and history.
In October 2012, Harvard University announced that Chao and his family foundation would bequeath $40 million to the Harvard Business School for the construction of the Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center and the establishment of the Ruth Mulan Chu and James Si-Cheng Chao Family Fellowship Fund. [11] .
Ruth Mulan Chu Chao, the second of five children, was born into a distinguished family from Lai'an County, Chuzhou City, Anhui Province. Fortunate to be born into a family that believed in educating both boys and girls, Ruth (right) first attended Ming Teh Girls High School in Nanjing and later transferred to No. 1 Jiading High School.
Entrepreneur Dr. James S.C. Chao (赵锡成 博士) and his wife, the late Mrs. Ruth Mulan Chu Chao (赵朱木兰 女士), are the driving forces behind the Chao family’s philanthropic projects supporting education, U.S.-China cultural exchanges, and quality healthcare.
Born second of five children to a prominent family in Anhui, China, Ruth Mulan Chu Chao was named in honor of the Chinese folklore heroine, Hua Mulan. The name proved prophetic because Ruth displayed many of the same qualities of character courage and resolve.
