Shunee Yee Ms. Shunee Yee is the President and CEO o
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CSOFT Health Sciences
Responsible for its organic growth from a start-up in a two-bedroom apartment, to becoming an industry leader, Yee oversees CSOFT’s operations across 3 continents. Ms. Yee sits on Dexter Southfield School’s Academic Board, and she is a Committee member of A Taste of Ginger, an event hosted by the world-renowned Joslin Center, for promoting awareness and education in support of the Asian American Diabetes Initiative.

Early life and education

Born in Nanjing, Yee holds a BA from

Nanjing Normal University Nanjing Normal University (NNU or NJNU; ) is a public research university in Nanjing, China. Founded in 1902 as Sanjiang Normal School, it is one of the oldest and most prestigious higher normal schools in China, and has become a research-intensi ...

, an MA from

Rhode Island College Rhode Island College (RIC) is a public college in Providence, Rhode Island. The college was established in 1854 as the Rhode Island State Normal School, making it the second oldest institution of higher education in Rhode Island after Brown Un ...

, and has completed a senior executive program at

Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate business school of Harvard University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the world and offers a large full-time MBA ...

in Massachusetts.

Career

CSOFT International

In 2003, Yee founded CSOFT International. She has grown CSOFT into a global business with a network of over 10,000 translators worldwide. With headquarters in

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

and

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the capital city, state capital and List of municipalities in Massachusetts, most populous city of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financ ...

, CSOFT has been recognized as one of EContent's Top 100 Companies in the Digital Content Industry in 2017 and a Top Innovative Company in 2011 by IDC. CSOFT holds patented AI technology that supports the world's first mobile translation platform powered by human translators and interpreters from around the world.

Let Girls Learn

In February 2016, Yee began a collaboration with the

White House The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, D.C., NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. preside ...

to translate materials for the

Let Girls Learn Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (born January 17, 1964) is an American attorney and author who served as first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. She was the first African-American woman to serve in this position. She is married t ...

campaign. CSOFT led the first round of translation for these manuals.

Awards and achievements

In 2009, the

Stevie Awards The Stevie Awards are a set of eight business awards competitions staged annually by Stevie Awards, Inc., which grew to fourteen categories by 2017. They were created in 2002 for companies and business people. Its first program, ''The American B ...

selected her as the Best Asian Entrepreneur for

Women in Business The phrase women in business considers the historical exclusion of women in leadership roles, particularly in the field of commerce, business and entrepreneurship. Today, the phrase advocates for increased participation of women in the business, ...

, and two years later, she was recognized as a Top 25 Globalization Executive by ''Globalization Today''. In 2012, ''

CNN CNN (Cable News Network) is a multinational cable news channel headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the ...

'' called her one of the “technology industry’s 36 most powerful disrupters,” and Yee was later named a Fortune Top Ten Most Powerful Women Entrepreneur. And in 2015, ''

The Economist ''The Economist'' is a British weekly newspaper printed in demitab format and published digitally. It focuses on current affairs, international business, politics, technology, and culture. Based in London, the newspaper is owned by The Econ ...

'' listed her among the Top 50 Global Diversity Professionals in an industry. She has been featured in several publications, including ''

Forbes ''Forbes'' () is an American business magazine owned by Integrated Whale Media Investments and the Forbes family. Published eight times a year, it features articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics. ''Forbes'' also r ...

The Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' is an American business-focused, international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese. The ''Journal'', along with its Asian editions, is published ...

USA Today ''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virg ...

, Fortune,

China Daily ''China Daily'' () is an English-language daily newspaper owned by the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party. Overview ''China Daily'' has the widest print circulation of any English-language newspaper in China. ...

CNBC CNBC (formerly Consumer News and Business Channel) is an American basic cable business news channel. It provides business news programming on weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Eastern Time, while broadcasting talk sh ...

, Biz Women'' and more. In January 2014, Yee was given the honorary title of Guest Professor at

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS) is a public university with emphasis in foreign languages and cultures, overseas economy and trade, and international strategies in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. The university offers 61 bachel ...

, collaborating to improve translation quality across China. Using her expertise, Yee utilized the university's language technologies, expertise in terminology management, developed in-depth strategies on foreign language research, and worked with language experts to help the leading university foster more high-level personnel. In June 2014, CSOFT partnered with the

Shenzhen Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major Sub-provincial division, sub-provincial city and one of the Special economic zones of China, special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pea ...

Municipal Government to create a China-wide, four week ‘Global Etiquette’ public service campaign. The company was responsible for Shenzhen's overseas promotion and propaganda. In her role as campaign collaborator and globalization expert, Shunee Yee was invited to give a speech at Shenzhen Library's City Hall during Shenzhen International Etiquette Awareness Month. There, she spoke to over 350 business leaders, government officials, and Shenzhen citizens on the importance of etiquette in the business community. In November 2015, Shunee Yee was selected as an advisor on business promotion by the

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Economic Promotion Bureau of Shenzhen. For the duration of the 2-year partnership, Yee will act as a consultant to support leaders in investment consulting, with focus on international investment services.

Additional accomplishments

2014 * Yee invited to White House to discuss women in business with U.S. Small Business Administrator, U.S. Chief Technology Officer and other senior officials. * CSOFT launches “East to West” consulting services to provide branding expertise to China-based clients. 2015 * Localization industry analyst organization Common Sense Advisory ranks CSOFT fourth on their list of ''Top Language Service Providers in Asia'' (Localization is a US$38 billion industry) * Yee invited to and join the Obama Administrations Let Girls Learn campaign, an initiative which aspires to foster leadership qualities among young girls. 2017 * Interviewed with

Bloomberg Television Bloomberg Television (on-air as Bloomberg) is an American-based pay television network focusing on business and capital market programming, owned by Bloomberg L.P. It is distributed globally, reaching over 310 million homes worldwide. It is he ...

on ''Bloomberg Markets Asia'' about the tech growth in China and how CSOFT translates products, brands, and operations across all markets. 2019 *Yee founded CSOFT Health Sciences

References

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