Andrew Yang

Andrew Yang

Birth : 1975-01-13, Schenectady, New York, USA

History

Andrew Yang is an American attorney, entrepreneur, philanthropist, founder of Venture for America, and a U.S. 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. He worked in startups and early-stage growth companies as a founder or executive from 2000 to 2009.

Profile

Andrew Yang

Movies

The Supporters
(self)
The comedy duo known as The Good Liars embed themselves into pro-Trump culture.
Storm Lake
Himself
A dogged family-run paper in Iowa gives citizens the scoop on forces threatening to overwhelm their precarious small-town existence.
American Gadfly
Self
A decade since his last campaign, 89-year-old former senator and 2008 presidential candidate Mike Gravel comes out of retirement when a group of teenagers convinces him to run for president one last time. Through the senator’s official Twitter account, the “Gravel teens” embark on an unlikely adventure to qualify him for the Democratic debates in order to advance an anti-war, anti-corruption, and direct democracy agenda in the 2020 presidential race. Working together, the young activists and the experienced politician confuse and amaze the generations between them.
Good Vibes at the Iowa State Fair
Self
An odyssey into America's heartland and its great political process. Three cut-ups from cult-hit podcast Chapo Trap House take a sideways look at the Iowa State Fair and the primary candidates appearing there, and come out feeling great.
Generation Startup
Himself
Generation Startup takes us to the front lines of entrepreneurship in America, capturing the struggles and triumphs of six recent college graduates who put everything on the line to build startups in Detroit. Shot over 17 months, it's an honest, in-the-trenches look at what it takes to launch a startup. Directed by Academy Award winner Cynthia Wade and award-winning filmmaker Cheryl Miller Houser, the film celebrates risk-taking, urban revitalization, and diversity while delivering a vital call-to-action-with entrepreneurship at a record low, the country's economic future is at stake.