Meet Ray
Cupertino City Council candidate R “Ray” Wang grew up in the rust belt of Allentown, PA. His parents immigrated from Taiwan in the 1960’s in search of the American dream. Mom was a special education teacher and sought a Master’s in Education, while Dad came from a rural farming family and received a scholarship for a Master’s in Chemical Engineering, ultimately completing a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering.
As a high school student, Ray was passionate about public health, and was named a Westinghouse Finalist in the National Science Talent Search (now Regeneron) for his work in cancer research.
Ray attended Johns Hopkins University, where he received a graduate and an undergraduate degree in public health. As a student leader of many organizations on campus, Ray focused on improving access and opportunities for disadvantaged communities. He volunteered in various Baltimore inner city tutor programs and community improvement projects. He also co-founded many student groups to improve cultural diversity. Ray’s first two startups were founded while in college, including a community newspaper and an entertainment company.
Ray moved to the Bay Area in 1996, and worked at various companies including Deloitte, Oracle, and Ernst & Young. After leaving Forrester Research as one of the top research analysts in the firm, he joined several colleagues in creating a startup advisory firm which led to a successful exit.
In 2010, Ray started his current business, Constellation Research, a leading technology advisory firm. His clients include the Global 2000 companies, governments, startups, and investment firms. Wang is considered one of the top technology and business analysts in the world, and is frequently interviewed in media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, CNBC, BBC, Bloomberg, Forbes, and Fortune.
Since 2003, Ray has delivered thousands of keynotes worldwide. He has spoken at almost every major tech conference, including Salesforce’s Dreamforce, Adobe Summit, CES, Oracle, Microsoft, Wipro, Google Next, Infosys, and sessions at Davos.
In 2015, Ray released his best-selling book, Disrupting Digital Business, followed by Everybody Wants to Rule The World in 2021. And as the co-founder of DisrupTV, he co-hosts a weekly tech webcast averaging 50,000 views per episode. Wang also serves as an advisor to the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue.
Ray Wang is running for Cupertino City Council to represent our diverse, vibrant, and hard-working community. As the son of immigrants, he understands the importance of hard work, strong family values, the need for diversity, and the power of creating opportunities for others. Ray’s wife, Tina, came to the US when she was 10. She has been a physician in the Bay Area since 2000. Their son is a Senior in college, and their daughter is a Junior in high school.
Ray served on the Cupertino Planning Commission, leading as chair twice. During his service, he worked hard to ensure that residents’ rights were restored in planning decisions, and new projects such as Westport were approved without infringing upon resident rights. Ray championed efforts to protect the suburban quality of life that Cupertino residents expect, from Dark Skies programs to a housing element plan that did not destroy Cupertino’s suburban character. Ray also advocated for residents on issues such as 5G towers and their architectural standards.
Ray believes in the importance of listening to all sides of the community and collaboratively working to find solutions that will benefit the city not just for the short term, but also for decades to come. Ray Wang understands the power of partnering with residents, businesses, and city staff to enable Cupertino to achieve its full potential.
