“Heated Rivalry” star Hudson Williams, singer and songwriter EJAE and New York mayor Zohran Mamdani are among those being honored on Gold House‘s Gold100 list.
Previously known as the A100, the list is curated by leading Asian Pacific organizations and top creative and business leaders.
Gold House will celebrate the Gold100 and give out several awards for special achievement at the Gold Gala, the definitive annual Asian Pacific cultural celebration, on May 9 in Los Angeles.
The Gold100 honorees lead companies worth more than $10 trillion, work in governments representing tens of millions of citizens, have creative works that won Oscars and much more.
Gold House CEO Bing Chen and COO Jeremy Tran said, “We are entering an era where culture is not just expression—it is infrastructure.” They added, “The leaders in the Gold100 are proving that the ability to shape culture is the ability to shape markets, movements, and the future itself.”
In entertainment, the Gold100 honorees are driving a fundamental shift: stories that were once considered niche are now global blockbusters. Among the honorees are: producers Sev Ohanian and Zinzi Coogler, and cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw who are being recognized for “Sinners.” “Beef” showrunner Lee Sung Jin and Charles Melton, Kehlani, and the ensembles behind “Chief of War ” and “The Pitt” are also being honored.
The technology honorees include Meta’s Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang, Demis Hassabis (co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind), Melanie Perkins and Cameron Adams of Canva, and Morris Chang and Dr. C.C. Wei (TSMC).
Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa, olympians Alysa Liu and Eileen Gu and hockey players Kayden Beasley, Jen Lee, and Brett Bolton are among the sports and gaming honorees.
Mamdani leads the social impact honorees alongside Boston mayor Michelle Wu. Fashion designer Sandy Liang, Arthur Sze (Poet Laureate of the United States) and Eric Chan (Chief Business and Strategy Officer, Gap Inc.) are being honored in the fashion and lifestyle category.
Williams, music group KATSEYE, Ro co-founder and CPO Saman Rahmanian and NFL Rookie of the Year Tetairoa McMillan are among ten rising leaders are named Gold100 New Gold honorees, recognizing the next generation of cultural trailblazers.
This year’s honorees were selected by a coalition of leading Asian Pacific organizations and cultural icons. Judges include Olympic legends Apolo Anton Ohno and Kristi Yamaguchi; acclaimed creatives Daniel Dae Kim, Lisa Ling, David Henry Hwang, Janet Yang, and Jim Lee; YouTube co-founder Steve Chen; TV Academy Chairman Cris Abrego; Recording Academy Chairman Harvey Mason Jr.; industry leaders Miky Lee and Rich Ross; and community organizations including CAPE, The Asian American Foundation, Indiaspora, NAACP, and the Center for Asian American Media — a judging body as expansive and interconnected as the community it celebrates.
The Gold100 will be the centerpiece of the Gold Gala, the definitive annual multicultural gathering, with special on-stage moments.
As previously announced, the Gold Gala will also feature special awards given to Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Charles Melton, Eileen Gu, Jet Li, Simu Liu, and Revathi Advaithi.
As part of the celebrations of Gold100, landmarks will light up in Gold Lights. Participating cities and landmarks include: Chicago (Willis Tower), Las Vegas (LV City Sign), New York City (Empire State Building, Nasdaq Tower), Seattle (Columbia Center Tower), and Vancouver (BC Place & Olympic Cauldron). The honorees will also be featured in billboards across the United States donated by New Tradition and Branded Cities.
The full Gold100 List and Selection Committee can be found below.
Business & Technology
Alexandr Wang (Chief AI Officer, Meta)
Aman Sanger & Sualeh Asif (Co-Founders, Cursor)
Anil Chakravarthy & David Wadhwani (President, Customer Experience Orchestration Business & President, Creativity & Productivity Business, Adobe)
Chris Down & Ken Wee (EVP, Chief Design and Innovation Officer & EVP, Chief Strategy Officer, Mattel)
Demis Hassabis (Co-Founder and CEO, Google DeepMind)
Dr. Morris Chang & Dr. C.C. Wei (Founder & Chairman and CEO, TSMC)
Jairaj Sethi (Co-Founder and CTO, Substack)
Jason Kwon (Chief Strategy Officer, OpenAI)
Kruti Patel Goyal (CEO, Etsy)
Maneet Ahuja (Editor-at-Large, Forbes)
Melanie Perkins & Cameron Adams (Co-Founder and CEO & Chief Product Officer, Canva)
Rahul Patil (CTO, Anthropic)
Revathi Advaithi (CEO, Flex)
Reynold Xin (Co-Founder, Databricks)
Sabih Khan (COO, Apple)
Samantha Wu & Anand Gandhi (Former CMO & Former CFO, Eventbrite)
Saswat Panigrahi & Amar K. Mehta (Chief Product Officer & Chief Legal Officer, Waymo)
Shailesh Jejurikar (President and CEO, Procter & Gamble)
Sheila Vashee, Praveer Melwani, & Yuhki Yamashita (CMO, CFO & Chief Product Officer, Figma)
Srini Gopalan (President and CEO, T-Mobile)
Stephanie Mehta (CEO and Chief Content Officer, Mansueto Ventures: Fast Company & Inc.)
Theresia Gouw (Founder, Acrew Capital)
Vineet Mehra (Chief Growth and Marketing Officer, Chime)
Vinod Khosla (Founder, Khosla Ventures)
Will Liu, Sandeep Grover & Fiona Zhi Ying (Global Business Solutions and Monetization Product, Global Head of Trust and Safety & Head of Product, TikTok)
Entertainment & Media
Alex Norström (Co-CEO, Spotify)
Asad Ayaz (Chief Marketing and Brand Officer, The Walt Disney Company)
“Beef” Season 2 (Lead Actor & Creator, Charles Melton & Lee Sung Jin)
Bruno Mars (Music Artist)
“Chief of War” (Film Independent Spirit Award-winning Cast, Creators & Showrunner: Luciane Buchanan, Cliff Curtis, Brandon Finn, Moses Goods, Te Ao o Hinepehinga, Siua Ikale’o, Keala Kahuanui-Paleka, Mainei Kinimaka, Kaina Makua, Jason Momoa, Temuera Morrison, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Doug Jung & Thomas Pa’a Sibbett)
Chloé Zhao (Academy Award-winning Filmmaker)
Destin Daniel Cretton (Filmmaker)
Emily Chang (Emmy Award–Winning Journalist, Author, and Executive Producer, “The Circuit “with Emily Chang, Bloomberg Originals)
“Golden”(Multi-Award Winning Songwriters, Producers & Vocalists of “Golden”: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI, Teddy Park, IDO & 24)
“Hoppers” (Director and Lead Voice Actor, Daniel Chong & Piper Curda)
Imran Majid (Co-Chairman and CEO, Island Records)
Jenna Adler (Music Agent, CAA)
Jenny Han (Writer, Director, and Executive Producer)
“Josephine” (Lead Cast & Filmmaker, Mason Reeves, Gemma Chan & Beth de Araújo)
Kehlani (Music Artist)
Koyoharu Gotouge (Creator, Demon Slayer)
“KPop Demon Hunters” (Multi-award Winning Filmmakers & HUNTR/X: Maggie Kang, Michelle Wong, Arden Cho, May Hong, Ji-young Yoo, EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI)
Laufey (2x GRAMMY Award-winning Music Artist)
“Lilo & Stitch” (Lead Cast & Writer, Maia Kealoha, Sydney Agudong & Chris Kekaniokalani Bright)
Lola Tung (Actor)
Lucy Liu (Lead Actor, Rosemead)
Marian Lee (CMO, Netflix)
Mike Chuthakieo (Chief Commercial Officer, Dick Clark Productions)
Phillip Sun (Founder and CEO, 1v1 Entertainment)
Sam Wu (CEO, Rakuten Viki)
“Sinners” (Academy Award-nominated Producers & Academy Award-winning Cinematographer, Sev Ohanian, Zinzi Coogler & Autumn Durald Arkapaw)
Sonali Mehta & Suraya Mohamed (Executive Director & Executive Producer, NPR Music)
“The Pitt” (Actor Award-winning Cast & Executive Producer: Amielynn Abellera, Shabana Azeez, Isa Briones, Supriya Ganesh, Kristin Villanueva & Simran Baidwan)
“Wicked: For Good” (Cast & Director, Bowen Yang, Michelle Yeoh & Jon M. Chu)
Fashion & Lifestyle
Arthur Sze (Poet Laureate of the United States)
Bindu Shah (CMO and Chief Digital Officer, Equinox)
Bobby Kim (Global Creative Director, Disney Consumer Products)
Byunghoon Kim (CEO, APR (medicube))
Chitose Abe (Founder and Creative Director, Sacai)
Dao-Yi Chow (Designer and Co-Founder, Public School New York)
David Ko (CEO, Calm and Best-selling Author)
Dhar Mann (Founder, Dhar Mann Studios)
Eric Chan (Chief Business and Strategy Officer, Gap Inc.)
Josephine Antoci & Kabir Jain (President & Chief Growth Officer, Erewhon)
JP & Ellia Park (Chef-Owner & Co-Founder, Atomix)
Kevin Ma (Founder and CEO, Hypebeast)
Neil Shah (Chief Commercial Officer, SharkNinja)
Rati Sahi Levesque (CEO, The RealReal)
Rei Matsunuma & Rehito Hatoyama (CEO and COO & Chief Strategy Officer, HUMAN MADE)
Sandy Liang (Fashion Designer)
Tejal Rao & Ligaya Mishan (Co-Chief Restaurant Critics, The New York Times)
Vijay Kumar, Chintan Pandya & Roni Mazumdar (Partners, Unapologetic Foods)
Wyna Liu (Puzzle Editor, The New York Times “Connections”)
Social Impact
Aftab Pureval (Mayor, City of Cincinnati)
Deepak Bhargava (President, Freedom Together Foundation)
Gina Chon (Executive Editor, News and Live Journalism, Semafor)
Janti Soeripto (President and CEO, Save the Children)
Kaohly Her (Mayor, City of St. Paul)
Michael Luo (Executive Editor, The New Yorker)
Michelle Wu (Mayor, City of Boston)
Patrick Canagasingham (COO, Habitat for Humanity)
Reshma Saujani (Founder and CEO, Moms First and Founder, Girls Who Code)
Sam Gill (President and CEO, Doris Duke Foundation)
Vicky Nguyen (Anchor and Chief Consumer Investigative Correspondent, NBC News)
Walk for Peace (“Walk for Peace” Venerables)
Zohran Mamdani (Mayor, City of New York)
Sports & Gaming
Alysa Liu (Olympic Figure Skater)
Asha Sharma (EVP and CEO, Microsoft Gaming)
Brandon Pili, George Holani, Leonard Williams, Jason Myers, Ty Okada & Zach Charbonnet (Seattle Seahawks Players)
Eileen Gu (Most-decorated Olympic Freestyle Skier)
FAKER (Pro-gamer, T1 Entertainment & Sports)
Hideo Kojima (Game Creator and Founder, KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS)
Ichiro Suzuki (Baseball Outfielder, Seattle Mariners)
Kayden Beasley, Jen Lee & Brett Bolton (2026 Team USA Paralympic Sled Hockey Gold Medalists)
Madison Chock, Alysa Liu & Ellie Kam (Team USA Olympic Figure Skating Team)
Markiplier (Creator, Filmmaker, and Entrepreneur)
Maya Rogers (CEO, Tetris)
Natalie Nakase (Head Coach, Golden State Valkyries)
Shuntaro Furukawa (President, Nintendo Co. Ltd.)
Son Heung-min (Professional Soccer Player, LAFC)
New Gold
Bhavitha Mandava (Model)
Hudson Williams (Actor)
Ishaan Khatter (Actor)
KATSEYE (Music Group)
Lola Young (Music Artist)
Phan Huy & Steven Đoàn (Creative Director & CEO, PHAN HUY)
Saman Rahmanian (Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder, Ro)
Tejasvi Manoj (Founder, Shield Seniors and TIME Kid of the Year)
Tetairoa McMillan (Wide Receiver, Carolina Panthers)
Tim Chau (CEO and Co-Founder, Impact Media)
2026 Gold100 Selection Committee
Icon Judges
Andrew & Peggy Cherng (Co-Founders & Co-CEOs, Panda Restaurant Group)
Apolo Anton Ohno (8x Olympic Medalist and Investor)
Ben Fong-Torres (Journalist)
Bill Imada (Chairman and Chief Connectivity Officer, IW Group)
Cris Abrego (Co-Founder and CEO, Hyphenate Media Group)
Dado and Maria Banatao (Founders & Managing Partners, Tallwood Venture Capital)
Daniel Dae Kim (Actor, Director, Producer, and Social Advocate)
David Henry Hwang (Playwright and Screenwriter)
David Ono (News Anchor, ABC7)
Far East Movement (Multi-Platinum Music Group)
Janet Yang (President, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
Jeff Rosenthal (Co-Founder & Managing Partner, CIV; Co-Founder, Summit; Co-Owner, Powder Mountain)
Jessica Sibley (Chief Executive Officer, TIME)
Jim Lee (Chief Creative Officer and Publisher, DC)
Julia S. Gouw (Trustee of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures)
Kristi Yamaguchi (Founder, Always Dream & Olympic Gold Medalist)
Lisa Ling (Journalist and Host)
Martin Yan (Chef & Host, Yan Can Cook)
Miky Lee (Vice Chairwoman, CJ Group)
Rich Ross (Entertainment Executive)
Shelley Zalis (CEO and Founder, The Female Quotient)
Steve Chen (Co-Founder, YouTube)
Tiffany R. Warren (EVP, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Sony Music Group; Founder & President, ADCOLOR; Board Chair, American Advertising Federation)
Community Judges
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3AF
AAPI Women Lead
Act to Change
APAICS
Apex for Youth
API RISE
Asian American Futures
Asian American Voices for Education
Asian American Women’s Political Initiative (AAWPI)
Asian Business Association
CAPE
Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)
Council of Korean Americans (CKA)
East West Players
Every Voice Texas: Asian Texans for Justice
ICAN
Indiaspora
Korean American Artist Collective
Kua’aina Ulu Auamo
LEAP
MN8
Muslim Public Affairs Council
NAACP
NALIP
NCAPA
North Carolina Asian Americans Together
Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum
PEAK
Pop Culture Collaborative
Purple Mai’a Foundation
Red Canary Song
Rideback RISE
She Who Has No Master(s)
The Asian American Foundation
The Legal Clinic (Immigration Law & Justice Network-Hawaiʻi)
The Salon
The SEAD Project
The Urban Village
USPAACC
Visual Communications
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