Thai Lee

Thai Lee (born 1958) is a Thai-born Korean-American billionaire businesswoman, the co-owner, CEO and president of SHI International, reported by Forbes to be the largest woman-owned business in the US.^[1] In May 2025, she was worth US$5.8 billion.^[2]

Thai Lee
Born	1958 (age 66–67) Bangkok, Thailand
Alma mater	Amherst College Harvard Business School
Known for	CEO and co-founder, SHI International
Spouse	Leo Koguan (divorced 2002)
Children	2

Early years

Thai Lee was born in 1958 in Bangkok, Thailand, and attended Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts, earning a double major BA in biology and economics, and in 1985, an MBA from Harvard Business School.^[3] She was the first Korean woman to graduate from the business school.^[1][4]

Awards and honors

• Life Trustee, Amherst College
• Former President, Amherst College Alumni Society
• Harvard University, Dean's Advisory Board
• Distinguished Alumni Award, Harvard Business School
• Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year in 2012

Family

In 1989, Thai Lee married Leo Koguan, a Columbia University graduate, New York Law School-educated lawyer and the co-founder and chairman of SHI. They divorced in 2002. She has two teenage children. She lives in Austin, Texas.^{[citation needed]}