Dr. Tang was born and raised in China. She obtained her BS and MS degree in Chemical Engineering from Tianjin University in China. She received her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University, US. on a full scholarship in 1995. She also received a Management Certificate from the Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania, US.
Dr. Tang joined Merck & Co., Inc., a fortune 500 company, in 1995 as a senior engineer focusing on pharmaceutical process engineering and technical services. During her tenure at Merck, Dr. Tang participated in and contributed to the Vioxx launch, technical support of Prilosec, manufacturing facility design and manufacturing of Nexium, etc.
An entrepreneur at heart, Dr. Tang started her own business venture in real estate development in 2003 and founded Urban Real Estate Investment, Inc. With an initial $100,000 funding, she built/rehabbed over 300 houses and built a large portfolio of rental properties over a period of thirteen years.
In 2013, Dr. Tang founded Tianjin Pioneer Science & Technology Development, Inc. in Tianjin, China. The company formed a joint venture with the largest iron pipe company in Asia to provide coating for the partnership. For her accomplishments, Dr. Tang was selected as National Distinguished Expert in China’s Thousand People Plan in 2012.