Wendi Deng
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Wendi Murdoch (née Deng) (simplified Chinese: 邓文迪; pinyin: Dèng Wéndí, originally 邓文革; pinyin: Dèng Wéngé) (born 1968) is a Chinese born American businesswoman, and wife of News Corporation Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Deng was born and raised in Xuzhou, Jiangsu.[1] She attended the local Xuzhou No. 1 Middle School. During high school, Deng's father relocated to Guangzhou to work at the People's Machinery Works, whilst Deng remained behind for a short while. Afterwards Deng joined her father in Guangzhou, and began medical studies.
Deng went on to apply to and be accepted by Yale University, where she received an MBA.
Deng has recently become a director for the holding company that licenses the MySpace brand and technology to MySpace China, her first formal involvement in the media business since she left her job as a Vice President of News Corporation's STAR TV in Hong Kong in the late 1990s.[citation needed]
[edit] Personal life
She was married to Jake Cherry for two years and seven months and divorced after she obtained her greencard. She married Rupert Murdoch on June 25, 1999. They live in Manhattan with their two children. Grace, born November 19 2001 and Chloe, born July 17 2003.
[edit] References
- ^ Ellis, Eric (June 2007), "Wendi Deng Murdoch", The Monthly: 28–40
- ABC (Australia) (2007), 'Spiked!', http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s1916646.htm
- ABC (Australia) (2007), 'Stain Removal', http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s2016916.htm
