R oger Wang is a Chinese-American billionaire who is the chairman of the Golden Eagle International Group, a major real estate and department store company with a primary focus on the Chinese market. Born in mainland China, he grew up in Taiwan and later immigrated to the United States, where he became a citizen. In the early 1990s, he was one of the first foreign investors to enter the newly opened Chinese real estate market. He founded Golden Eagle and has since built it into a major player, with a large portfolio of department stores, shopping malls, and office buildings in major cities in China.

He took the company public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange but later took it private again. His early and successful bet on the growth of the Chinese consumer and the country's real estate market is the source of his billion-dollar fortune. He is also a major philanthropist, with a focus on education. He has made major donations to the University of Southern California, his alma mater.