Language Watch Edit Angela Chao (March 4, 1973 – February 11, 2024[1]) was an American businesswoman who was CEO of the Foremost Group.

Angela Chao Born March 4, 1973 Syosset, New York, U.S. Died February 11, 2024 (aged 50) Johnson City, Texas, U.S. Alma mater Harvard University (BA, MBA) Occupation Businesswoman Spouse(s) Bruce Wasserstein ​ ​(m. 2009; died 2009)​ Jim Breyer ​(m. 2012)​ Children 1 Parent(s) James S. C. Chao Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Relatives Elaine Chao (sister); Mitch McConnell (brother-in-law) Early life and education Career Personal life edit Chao married Bruce Wasserstein in January 2009,[11] just months before his death in October of that year. She married Jim Breyer in 2012.[2] A resident of Austin, Texas, her son with Breyer was three years old at the time of her death.[2][3] Chao and her husband had moved to the Austin area during the COVID-19 pandemic, buying a mansion in downtown Austin and a ranch in Johnson City. They had previously split their time between New York City and San Francisco, but before their son was born, they decided to raise him in Austin.[8]

Death edit On the evening of February 10, 2024, Chao was celebrating the Lunar New Year with friends at her Johnson City ranch.[12] As her guests began going home, she got into her Tesla Model X and accidentally backed into a pond. The car began sinking. Unable to open her door or to break the glass, the car filled with water. Chao was on the phone for eight minutes as the car sank, from around 11:42 to 11:50 p.m., telling her friend she was going to die.[12] Onlookers called 911 and attempted to help. Blanco County emergency personnel arrived around midnight and tried to enter the car.[12] A deputy broke the driver’s door window and went underwater where he found Chao and dragged her to shore. EMS workers were unable to revive her, and she was pronounced dead at 1:40 a.m. on February 11; she was 50 years old.[12] A March 2024 police investigation concluded that Chao's blood alcohol level was three times above the legal limit, and that her death was the result of an accident.[12][8][13][2][14]