CHAO FAMILY
FOUNDERS
WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS
WHO: Allen Chao founded Watson Pharmaceuticals, which eventually became part of Abbvie in 2020.
WHY: Since their first gifts in 1995, family has given more than $50M to UCI Health to improve cancer research.
IN THE NEWS: Recent donation resulted in naming of Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care’s 225,000-square-foot building, which is scheduled to open this year at UCI Health’s new medical campus off Jamboree.
NOTABLE: UCI Health successfully treated Allen Chao in 1999 for stomach cancer.
IN THEIR WORDS: “Doing good in our community has always been very important to our family. It’s a value passed down to us from our matriarch and patriarch, Hsu Hwa Chao and His Hsiung Chao.” —Allen Chao
