Our Team

Gareth C.C. Chang

Chairman and Managing Partner

Gareth Chang was formerly chairman and chief executive of STAR TV Group, a multi-channel satellite television network that reaches more than 300 million viewers across Asia, the India sub- continent and the Middle East. Prior to joining STAR TV in 1998, Mr. Chang was corporate senior vice president of Hughes Electronics and president of Hughes International, responsible for worldwide operations in Europe, Canada, Middle East, Latin America and Asia/Pacific. In addition, Mr. Chang was president of DirecTV International, executive chairman of DirecTV Japan and chairman of Hughes-JVC Technology.

Prior to joining Hughes in 1993, Mr. Chang held the positions of corporate vice president of McDonnell Douglas and president of McDonnell Douglas Pacific and Asia. He also served as the founding executive chairman of the Joint McDonnell Douglas-Shanghai Aviation Executive Board for the production and sales of commercial jets; senior vice president of McDonnell Douglas Information Systems Company; divisional vice president of engineering and director of design and technology for McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Company.

Mr. Chang holds a BA in Mathematics/Physics from California State University at Fullerton and a MBA from Pepperdine University, and a (Honorary) Doctor of Science from California State University at Fullerton. He is currently a Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing as well as an Honorary Professor at the Beijing Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Mr. Chang is on the advisory boards of the UCLA School of Public Policy and the John Hopkins-Nanjing University Center for Chinese Studies as well as the National Committee for U.S. - China relations. He is also a member of the Committee of 100, Pacific Council, Atlantic Council, and the Council on Foreign Relations. A strong patron and supporter of the arts, Mr. Chang is also on the Council of Governors for the East West Players and has served as executive chairman for their 35th and 36th Anniversary Visionary Awards Dinners.