Dunson Cheng

Chairman at CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP

Net worth: 42 M $ as of 2026-05-30

81 year

33 connections

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Consumer Services

Producer Manufacturing

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Dunson K.
Cheng is Executive Chairman at Cathay General Bancorp since 2016 and at Cathay Bank (California) since 2016.
Dr. Cheng is Director at DiCon Fiberoptics, Inc. since 2002.
Dr. Cheng is Director at Path Achieve Glendale.
Dr. Cheng is Director at Tsinghua Education Foundation (North America), Inc. Dr. Cheng is President & Trustee at Cathay Real Estate Investment Trust since 2012.
Formerly, Dr. Cheng was Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Cathay Investment Co. from 1984 to 2007.
Dr. Cheng was Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at The Cathay Bank Foundation from 2002 to 2005.
Dr. Cheng was Director at California Bankers Association.
Education includes a doctorate from New York University and an undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP 1.1%	2026-03-31	734,560 ( 1.1% )	42 M $	2026-05-30

Dunson Cheng active positions

Companies	Position	Start
CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP	Chairman	1993-12-31
DiCon Fiberoptics, Inc. DiCon Fiberoptics, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Manufactures optical components, modules, and test instruments	Director/Board Member	2002-02-28
Cathay Bank (California) Cathay Bank (California) Regional BanksFinance Provides state chartered commercial banking services	Chairman	1981-12-31
Cathay Real Estate Investment Trust Cathay Real Estate Investment Trust Real Estate Investment TrustsFinance Real Estate Investment Trust/REIT	President	2003-01-31
Path Achieve Glendale	Director/Board Member	2010-05-03
Tsinghua Education Foundation (North America), Inc. Tsinghua Education Foundation (North America), Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a foundation or endowment	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Dunson Cheng

Companies	Position	End
Cathay Investment Co.	Chairman	2006-12-31
The Cathay Bank Foundation	Chairman	2005-02-28
California Bankers Association California Bankers Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides legislative advocacy and regulatory advocacy to the banking industry	Director/Board Member	-

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Private companies	11
Cathay General Bancorp Cathay General Bancorp Regional BanksFinance Operates as a bank holding company whose subsidiary provides state-chartered commercial banking services	Finance
DiCon Fiberoptics, Inc. DiCon Fiberoptics, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Manufactures optical components, modules, and test instruments	Producer Manufacturing
California Bankers Association California Bankers Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides legislative advocacy and regulatory advocacy to the banking industry	Commercial Services
New York University New York University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
University of Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Cathay Bank (California) Cathay Bank (California) Regional BanksFinance Provides state chartered commercial banking services	Finance
Cathay Investment Co.
Cathay Real Estate Investment Trust Cathay Real Estate Investment Trust Real Estate Investment TrustsFinance Real Estate Investment Trust/REIT	Finance
The Cathay Bank Foundation
Path Achieve Glendale
Tsinghua Education Foundation (North America), Inc. Tsinghua Education Foundation (North America), Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a foundation or endowment	Miscellaneous