Priscilla Chan - Wikipedia

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 American pediatrician and philanthropist (born 1985) 
 This article is about the American philanthropist. For other uses, see Priscilla Chan (disambiguation) . 
 

 Priscilla Chan Chan at SXSW in 2025 Born ( 1985-02-24 ) February 24, 1985 (age 41) 
 Braintree, Massachusetts , U.S. Education Harvard University ( BS ) 
 University of California, San Francisco ( MD ) Occupations Pediatrician 
 philanthropist 
 Title 
 Co-founder and co-CEO of Chan Zuckerberg Initiative [ 1 ] 
 
 Spouse 
 Mark Zuckerberg   ​ ( m.  2012) ​ Children 3 
 Priscilla Chan (born February 24, 1985) [ 2 ] is an American pediatrician and philanthropist. [ 3 ] Chan has been married to Mark Zuckerberg , co-founder and chief executive of Meta Platforms , since May 2012. In December 2015, Chan and Zuckerberg founded the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative with a pledge to transfer 99 per cent of their Meta shares, then valued at $45 billion, to venture capital and philanthropic initiatives.

 
 Early life and education

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 Chan was born in Braintree, Massachusetts , [ 4 ] and grew up in Quincy, Massachusetts . Her parents were ethnic Chinese refugees who fled Vietnam in boats . [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Chan grew up speaking Cantonese and interpreted for her grandparents who raised her and her two younger sisters, Michelle and Elaine, while her parents worked. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Chan's father owned a restaurant near Boston Symphony Hall and Northeastern University in Boston, which he later sold to run a wholesale fish company in 2006. Chan graduated valedictorian of her class from Quincy High School , [ 7 ] where she was involved with the FIRST Robotics Competition team #69 HYPER [ 9 ] [ 10 ] and where she was the captain of the tennis team. [ 10 ] Her classmates voted her "Class Genius." [ 8 ] 

 Although her parents were supportive of college education, they were unfamiliar with the process, including the SAT exam. [ 8 ] Chan is the first college graduate in her family and has said that "education is an incredibly personal issue" for her, noting that "[i]f you're the first generation to go to college...sometimes you don't realize your potential until others point it out." [ 7 ] [ 11 ] She credits her public school teachers with recognizing hers and for "getting me excited about learning." [ 11 ] Chan received a full scholarship to attend Harvard University . [ 12 ] Feeling out of place at the school, Chan planned to transfer to another institution; however, her involvement with the Franklin Afterschool Enrichment program, specifically an encounter with a young girl who had broken teeth, 

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