Helen Wan

Helen Wan
Wan in 2013
Born
Helen Catherine Wan[1]

(1973-01-29) January 29, 1973[2]
Monterey County, California, U.S.[2]
EducationAmherst College (BA)
University of Virginia (JD)
OccupationsNovelist, lawyer
Websitehttp://www.helenwan.com

Helen Catherine Wan (born January 29, 1973) is a Taiwanese-American novelist and lawyer. She is the author of the 2013 novel The Partner Track, the story of a young Chinese-American woman poised to become the first minority female partner at a powerful, prestigious corporate law firm and the basis for the 2022 series Partner Track.

Early life and education

Wan was born in Monterey County, California, to a Taiwanese American family. She was raised near Washington, D.C. Her parents, Peter and Catherine Wan, were Taiwanese immigrants who met in Taiwan and immigrated to the U.S. in the 1960s.[3][4] They were originally waishengren who left China during the Great Retreat.[5]

After graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Wan attended Amherst College, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English literature in 1990.[6] She then earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1998.[5]

Prior to becoming a full-time author and lecturer, she was Associate General Counsel at the Time Inc. division of Time Warner Inc. and a corporate and media attorney at the law firms Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, P.C. and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, and practised media and corporate law in New York City for over fifteen years.[7]

Writing

Wan's novel, The Partner Track, was first published by St. Martin's Press in September 2013 and became the subject of a Washington Post Magazine cover story, has been optioned for television, and is now being taught in law schools and universities.[8] Wan is also a frequently invited speaker at corporations, law firms, law schools, universities, leadership and diversity conferences, and bar associations on diversity and inclusion in corporate America and advancing the careers of women, Asian Americans and women of color.[9] She has also been a contributor to CNN, The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, The Huffington Post, and many other publications.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "Helen Catherine Wan Profile | New York, NY Lawyer | Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  2. 1 2 "Helen C Wan, Born 01/29/1973 in California | CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". www.californiabirthindex.org. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  3. ↑ "ABOUT THE AUTHOR | Helen Wan". 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  4. ↑ Thompson, Krissah (2014-02-13). ""I've always thought your people were very bright." N. Va. native's novel explores the "bamboo ceiling"". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  5. 1 2 "Helen Wan '98 Tells Grads to 'Dream Big' and Embrace Serendipity | University of Virginia School of Law". www.law.virginia.edu. 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
  6. ↑ Id.
  7. ↑ Thompson, Krissah (February 13, 2014). "Beyond the Bamboo Ceiling". The Washington Post.
  8. ↑ Strom, Roy (September 4, 2014). "After 'The Partner Track'". The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.
  9. ↑ Stewart, Alicia (September 4, 2013). "Five Questions for 'The Partner Track' Author Helen Wan". CNN.
  10. ↑ Shank, Megan (March 27, 2014). "Megan Shank Interviews Author Helen Wan". The Los Angeles Review of Books.
  11. ↑ Lat, David (September 15, 2014). "From Lawyer to Novelist: An Interview with Helen Wan". Above the Law.
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