Robert Tsao

Tsao Hsing-cheng
曹興誠
Tsao in 2016
Advisor of the Whole-of-Society Defense Resilience Committee
Assumed office
26 September 2024
PresidentLai Ching-te
Personal details
Born (1947-02-24) 24 February 1947
Peiping, Republic of China
(present-day Beijing)
CitizenshipTaiwan (1949–2011, 2022–present)
Singapore (2011–2022)
EducationNational Taiwan University (BS)
National Chiao Tung University (MS)
Occupation
  • Businessman
  • art collector
  • activist
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese曹興誠
Simplified Chinese曹兴诚
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Xiùchūn
Wade–GilesTsao Hsing-cheng

Tsao Hsing-cheng (Chinese: 曹興誠; Wade–Giles: Tsao Hsing-cheng; born 24 February 1947), also known by his English name Robert, is a Taiwanese billionaire businessman best known as the founder of United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC). He is a fine arts critic and collector.