Andrew Yang Book: The Biography of Andrew Yang

University Press returns with another short and captivating biography of one of history's most compelling figures, Andrew Yang.

Andrew Yang is one of the world's most innovative young entrepreneur politicians of the 21st century. He champions the idea of a universal basic income (UBI), made it a signature campaign policy, quickly rose from obscurity to become the most surprising candidate in America's 2020 presidential primaries, announced his intention to found a third party alternative to America's ineffectual two-party "duopoly," and delights his growing band of "Yang Gang" supporters with arguments for ranked-choice voting, open primaries, and human-centered capitalism.

Andrew Yang was born to Taiwanese parents in Schenectady, New York on January 13, 1975. He was bullied in school, competed with his debate team at the World Debating Championships in London, majored in economics and political science at Brown University, graduated from Columbia Law School, became a millionaire entrepreneur, founded two nonprofit organizations, was named a "Champion of Change" by the Obama administration, got married, had two children, ran for President of the United States, ran for mayor of New York City, and, in 2021, announced his intention to form a new American political party to be named the Forward Party.

This short book tells the intensely human story of a man who is changing the world in a way that no one else can.