- Patrick Soon-Shiong has been married to Michele B. Chan since 1977. They have two children.
- SpouseMichele B. Chan(1977 - present) (2 children)
- His estimated net worth is $9.1 billion.
- Was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa to Chinese immigrant parents who escaped the Japanese occupation of Guangdong, China during World War II.
- He obtained his substantial financial fortune by selling his two pharmaceutical companies: (1) In 2008, American Pharmaceutical Partners sold to Fresenius (of Germany) for $4.6 Billion. (2) In 2010, Abraxis BioScience sold to Celgene Biopharmaceutical Corporation for $3.8 Billion.
- In 2010, Dr. Soon-Shiong bought Magic Johnson's 4.5% stake in the Los Angeles Lakers NBA Basketball team. He is a season ticket holder for the past 25 years. He has developed friendships with some of the prominent team players.
- Education: (1) M.D. Degree, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1975. (2) Masters Degree earned in Canada.
- I view this as a 100-year plan. [His explanation for paying $500 Million for the Los Angeles Times, the San Diego Union-Tribune, and other California News Group publications.]
- The last bastion to the health of democracy are journalists. We have to become a source of trust. That when they read something from the L.A. Times, the San Diego Union-Tribune, the California News Group, that the news...is honest, factual, fair and written with compassion and care and inspiration. We can be the beacon of light. [Chandler Auditorium Address to 300+ L.A. Times employees, April 13, 2018]
- I think fake news is truly the cancer of our time. I'm just going to say it: Facebook and Google really are media companies that actually capture fake news into social media or a search element. So social media is a source of metastasis of fake news. [Chandler Auditorium Address to 300+ L.A. Times employees, April 13, 2018]
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