Rosalyn Koo
| Rosalyn Koo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Rosalyn Chin-Ming Chen 1929 Shanghai, China |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Rosalyn Chin-Ming Koo |
| Occupation | Architectural firm manager and philanthropist |
| Years active | 1973-present |
Rosalyn Koo (born 1929) served as Executive Vice President of MBT Associates, an architectural firm listed in the 1980s as one of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in America, for 30 years. After her retirement, Koo turned to philanthropy and social activism. She has served in non-profits which assist senior citizens, such as Self-Help for the Elderly, in California, and those which assist girls trying to attain an education in China, through such organizations as The 1990 Institute and the All-China Women's Federation. Koo has been the recipient of numerous honors and was inducted into the Women's Hall of Fame in 2007.
Rosalyn Chin-Ming Chen was born in 1929 in Shanghai, China After completing her studies at McTyeire School, Chen moved to the United States in 1947 to attend Mills College. She transferred to UC Berkeley and earned a degree in economics in 1953. By 1957, when she attained her permanent residency, Chen was married.
In 1958, Koo joined the architectural firm MBT Associates in the San Francisco Bay area, which had been founded in 1954. She served as Chief Financial Officer and was the only principal of the firm who was not an architect. The firm specialized in building commercial and university research and laboratory projects. In 1983, the firm was listed as one of the 500 fastest growing firms in the US by Inc. Magazine in spite of an overall industry downward trend of nearly 33% according to the American Institute of Architects. Among the many clients served were Allergan, Genentech, Merck, Stanford University, UC-San Diego, UC San Francisco, the University of Virginia, and the University of Washington with numerous award-winning projects, like the Beckman Center for Molecular & Genetic Medicine at Stanford University, the Genencor International Technology Center in Palo Alto, California, and the Technical Headquarters Lab Building E of Chevron Research Company in Richmond, California. After 30 years at MBT, Koo retired in 1988.
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