C harles Liang is a Taiwanese-American billionaire and the co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Super Micro Computer, a leading provider of high-performance servers and data center solutions. An engineer by training, Liang immigrated to the U.S. from Taiwan and founded Supermicro in 1993. He identified a need in the market for high-quality, modular server components and systems.

Under his leadership, Supermicro has grown into a major player in the server industry, known for its energy-efficient and customizable server, storage, and networking solutions. The company has been a major beneficiary of the growth of cloud computing, big data, and, more recently, the explosive demand for servers optimized for artificial intelligence workloads. Despite facing challenges, including an accounting scandal that led to a temporary delisting from the NASDAQ, Liang has steered the company back to a position of strength, and its stock has soared, cementing his status as a self-made tech billionaire.