Jon M. Chu, Michelle Yeoh, Dwayne Johnson, Ang Lee, Bruno Mars and THR's Maer Roshan Among 2025 Gold House A100 Honorees
The Gold House A100 List recognizes the 100 most impactful changemakers in culture and society. Other Hollywood luminaries who made this year's list include Moana 2 stars Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson and directors Dave Derrick Jr. and Dana Ledoux Miller; singer Charli xcx; Maybe Happy Ending stars Darren Criss and Helen J. Shen; K-pop group Seventeen; singer Tyla; Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk and stars Lee Byung-hun and Lee Jung-jae; The Wedding Banquet creative team and stars Andrew Ahn, Anita Gou, Bowen Yang, Han Gi-Chan and Kelly Marie Tran; singer Nicole Scherzinger; and Amy Homma, director and president of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
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Presented annually by Gold House — the leading platform championing Asian Pacific voices in media, business and culture — the A100 List honors leaders who are breaking barriers and redefining industries, curated by top Asian Pacific organizations, creative and business leaders and multicultural allies. The 2025 honorees span entertainment, technology, business and more, with this year's list including legendary creatives and rising stars alike.
'The A100 List illuminates the profound cultural imprint of the Asian Pacific community,' said Bing Chen and Jeremy Tran, CEO and COO of Gold House, respectively. 'With this year's honorees, we celebrate more than achievement— we honor the courage of those who take first steps when no clear solutions exist, becoming the First Lights that guide us all forward.'
Gold House also named three individuals as Gold Legends for lifetime achievement, including director Ang Lee, as well as three others to the Hall of Fame, including stand-up comedian and actor Ronny Chieng. In addition, from the A100 list, a select group is chosen as A1s, the most impactful in their respective categories, while 10 rising leaders were named as A100 New Gold honorees.
The celebration of this year's A100 honorees will take place across a weekend of exclusive events from May 9-10. Events include:● The A100 Celebratory Reception, co-hosted by the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and East West Bank, featuring remarks by A100 Icon and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Janet Yang honoring Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon on its 25th anniversary, as well as Gold Legend honoree and director Ang Lee, and the Gold Bridge Legacy Award presented to international icon and Crouching Tiger star Zhang Ziyi.
● An exclusive A100 Honoree Dinner, presented by OpenTable, with support from Hennessy, Smartwater, the Pop Culture Collaborative and the Walter and Shirley Wang Foundation.
● The Gold Gala, including onstage presentations to the most influential A100 honorees (the 'A1s'), followed by the Billboard x Gold House Founders Party featuring a performance by DJ Anderson .Paak.
In addition, landmarks across North America will light up in gold lights to celebrate the A100 honorees as well as the the Asian Pacific community, including the Empire State Building in New York, Niagara Falls, the Las Vegas city sign, the Willis Tower in Chicago and the CN Tower in Toronto. Gold House will also debut a special tribute video titled Tiny Hopes, narrated by 2025 A100 honoree Darren Criss.
See the full list of 2025 A100 honorees below.
The A1 is given to the individual or group who is the most impactful in their category and is selected from A100 Honorees.
● A1 in Business & Technology: Aravind Srinivas (Co-Founder and CEO, Perplexity AI)● A1 in Entertainment & Media: Jon M. Chu (Filmmaker)● A1 in Fashion & Lifestyle: Sabyasachi Mukherjee (Founder and Creative Director,Sabyasachi)● A1 in Social Impact: Los Angeles Wildfire Heroes● A1 in Sports & Gaming: Suni Lee, Lee Kiefer, Torri Huske, and Chuck Aoki (Record-breaking Team USA Athletes of Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games)
The A100 recognizes the 100 most impactful Asian Pacific leaders on culture and society over the past year.
Business & Technology● Aaron & Albert Yang (Co-CEOs, Din Tai Fung North America)● Andrea Cherng (Chief Brand Officer, Panda Restaurant Group)● Ashok Sinha & Mae Cheng (Chief Communications Officer & EVP and GM of Events and Luxury, Dow Jones)● Barbara Peng (CEO, Business Insider)● Ben Sun (Co-Founder, Primary Venture Partners)● Chris Suh (CFO, Visa)● Demis Hassabis (Co-Founder and CEO, Google DeepMind)● Hiroki Asai (Global Head of Marketing, Airbnb)● Hock Tan (President and CEO, Broadcom)● Jay Puri (EVP of Worldwide Field Operations, NVIDIA)● Karthik Rao (CEO, Nielsen)● Kaz Nejatian (COO, Shopify)● Kevan Parekh (CFO, Apple)● Krishna Rao (CFO, Anthropic)● Mamoon Hamid (Partner, Kleiner Perkins)● Mark Chen (Chief Research Officer, OpenAI)● Matt Madrigal (CTO, Pinterest)● Melody Lee (CMO, Mercedes-Benz USA)● Pali Bhat (Chief Product Officer, Reddit)● Pejman Nozad (Partner, Pear VC)● Shyam Sankar (CTO, Palantir Technologies)● Sridhar Ramaswamy (CEO, Snowflake)● Uvashni Raman (CFO, Booking.com)● Walter & Shirley Wang (Chairman and CEO, JM Eagle & Founder and CEO, Plastpro Inc.)● Wang Ning (CEO, Popmart)
Entertainment and Media● Abdullah Saeed, Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh & Poorna Jagannathan (Lead Cast & Creators, Deli Boys)● Alex Yee (Co-Creator and Screenwriter of Arcane, Riot Games)● Amy Homma (Director and President of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures)● Andrew Ahn, Anita Gou, Bowen Yang, Han Gi-Chan & Kelly Marie Tran (Lead Cast & Creators, The Wedding Banquet)● Anjali Sud (CEO, Tubi)● Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Dave Derrick Jr. & Dana Ledoux Miller (Lead Cast & Directors, Moana 2)● Bong Joon Ho (Director)● Bruno Mars (Music Artist)● Charli xcx (Music Artist)● Darren Criss & Helen J. Shen (Lead Actors, Maybe Happy Ending)● David Henry Hwang & Daniel Dae Kim (Playwright & Lead Actor, Yellow Face)● Derek Chang (President and CEO, Liberty Media)● Han Kang (Author)● Imran Majid (Co-Chairman and CEO, Island Records)● Jon M. Chu, Michelle Yeoh & Bowen Yang (Director & Actors, Wicked)● Junkoo Kim & David J. Lee (Founder and CEO & CFO and COO, WEBTOON Entertainment)● Laufey (Grammy Award-winning Music Artist)● Lee Byung-hun, Lee Jung-jae & Hwang Dong-hyuk (Lead Cast & Creator, Squid Game Season 2)● LISA (Rapper, Singer, Dancer, Actress and member of BLACKPINK)● Maer Roshan (Co-Editor-in-Chief, The Hollywood Reporter)● Mike Van (President, Billboard)● Nicole Scherzinger (Grammy-Nominated, Platinum-Selling Singer, Actress and Dancer)● Nihar Malaviya (CEO, Penguin Random House)● Rahul Purini (President, Crunchyroll)● Ramin Setoodeh (Co-Editor-in-Chief, Variety)● Ravi Ahuja (President and CEO, Sony Pictures Entertainment)● ROSÉ (Music Artist)● Samantha Quan (Academy Award-Winning Producer)● Sarlina See (CFO, Penske Media Corporation)● SEVENTEEN (K-pop Group)● Tyla (Music Artist)● Will Lee & Ryan Joe (CEO & Editor-in-Chief, ADWEEK)
Fashion & Lifestyle● Anita Dongre (Chairwoman, Founder, and Chief Creative Officer, House of Anita Dongre)● Drew Afualo (Content Creator, Women's Rights Advocate, Podcast Host and NY Times Best-Selling Author)● Earl Ninsom (Chef and Founder)● Imran Amed (Founder, CEO, and Editor-in-Chief, The Business of Fashion)● Jennifer Wong (CEO, Aritzia)● Jenny Ming (CEO, Rothy's)● Joyce Kim (Chief Product Officer, Rare Beauty)● Michael Mente, Divya Mathur & Raissa Gerona (Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Chief Merchandising Officer and Fashion Director & Chief Brand Officer, REVOLVE Group Inc.)● Michelle Kuo (Chief Curator at Large and Publisher, Museum of Modern Art)● Peggy Roe & Jennifer Hsieh (EVP and Chief Customer Officer & Managing VP and Global Category Leader of Endorsed Brands and Experiences, Marriott International)● Priya Krishna (New York Times Best-Selling Author, Restaurant Critic and New York Times Reporter)● Sandeep Seth & Joon Silverstein (Chief Growth Officer and President, Tapestry International & Chief Marketing Officer, Coach)● Trisha Ayyagari & Amy Whang (Global Brand President, Maybelline New York & President, Maybelline New York, Garnier, essie USA)
Social Impact● Andy Kim (United States Senator)● Cathy Cha (President and CEO, Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund)● Chris Leong (Chief Sustainability Officer, Schneider Electric)● Don Chen (President, Surdna Foundation)● Dr. Mariko Silver (President and CEO, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts)● Dr. Rajiv J. Shah (President, The Rockefeller Foundation)● Malala Yousafzai (Nobel Laureate)● Meroë Park (Executive Leader and Public Servant)● Neil G. Ruiz (Head of New Research Initiatives, Pew Research Center)● Olivia Munn (Actor, Activist and Mother)● Shyla Raghav (Chief Climate Officer, TIME)● Terumi Tanaka (Co-Chairperson, Nihon Hidankyo)● Vedika Bhandarkar (President and COO, Water.org)● Versha Sharma (Editor-in-Chief, Teen Vogue)
Sports & Gaming● Charlie Wen (Chief Creative Officer, Epic Games)● Clara Wu Tsai & Joseph Tsai (Owners of the New York Liberty, 2024 WNBA Champions and the Brooklyn Nets)● Dave Roberts, Shohei Ohtani, Tommy Edman & Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Manager & Players, L.A. Dodgers)● FAKER (T1 Pro-gamer and Co-Owner of T1 Entertainment & Sports)● Jordan Mailata (Offensive Tackle, Philadelphia Eagles)● Lydia Ko (Olympic Golfer)● Maya Yoshida (Defender, LA Galaxy)● Michele Kang (Founder and CEO, Kynisca)● Shams Charania (Senior NBA Insider, ESPN)● Tagu Kato (Chief Design Officer, Roblox)● Uzma Rawn Dowler (CMO and SVP of Global Corporate Partnerships, MLB)● Virat Kohli (Professional Cricket Player)
Individuals who have been on prior A100 lists are selected for induction into the Hall of Fame as a tribute to their continued and consistent impact.
● Eric Kim (Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Goodwater Capital)● Melanie Perkins (Co-Founder and CEO, Canva)● Ronny Chieng (Actor and Comedian)
The Gold Legend Honor recognizes a lifetime of indelible contributions to the success and representation of the Asian Pacific community.
● Gold Legend in Business & Technology: Tsunekazu Ishihara (CEO, The Pokémon Company)● Gold Legend in Entertainment & Media: Ang Lee (Filmmaker)● Gold Legend in Literary Arts: Min Jin Lee (Author)
The New Gold Honor recognizes rising leaders who will redefine canon for the Asian Pacific community.
● aespa (K-pop Group)● Ankur Jain (Founder and CEO, Bilt)● Dominic Fike (Actor and Music Artist)● James Sweeney (Filmmaker)● Jay Graber & Rose Wang (CEO & COO, Bluesky)● Liang Wenfeng (CEO, Deepseek)● Nikko Remigio (Wide Receiver, Kansas City Chiefs)● Sohee Park (Fashion Designer)● Sophia Kianni (Founder, Climate Cardinals and Phia)● Zaria Parvez (Senior Global Social Media Manager, Duolingo)
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