Janet Yang

Award-Winning Producer

Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning producer Janet Yang has distinguished herself by serving as a key link to bringing the creative and business worlds together, as well as by bridging East and West. She is best known for her seminal works “The Joy Luck Club” and “The People vs. Larry Flint,” and has recently served as Managing Director of Tang Media Partners. Throughout her career, Janet has worked intimately and extensively with acclaimed directors, such as Oliver Stone and Steven Spielberg, to search for stories that bridge cultural divides and give voice to the underdog. She is a voting member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences; a member of the Executive Committee of the Producers Branch of the Academy; a member of the Committee of 100; an advisory board member of Asia Society Southern California; an advisory board member of the Coalition of Asian-Pacific Americans in Entertainment (CAPE); a board member of the 1990 Institute; and a member of the National Committee on US-China Relations.