Richard Lui is an award-winning journalist with over 30 years in media, technology, and business, and is the first and longest-serving AAPI Male news anchor on national television, currently broadcasting for MSNBC/NBC News and previously for CNN Worldwide. As a documentary filmmaker he recently released the Oscar- and Grammy-qualifying films “Sky Blossom” (2021) and “UNCONDITIONAL” (2023), which were honored with an unprecedented series of premieres at the White House, U.S. Congress, United Nations, and European Parliament, along with nationwide distribution from Universal Pictures & AMC Theatres. Before journalism, Ms. Lui spent 15 years in business, launching six brands over three tech cycles and patenting a fintech model with Citibank Singapore. He has held board seats at fintech and AI firms, as well as various nonprofits, including the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation and Freedom United. He is a fellow at the National Association of Corporate Directors, one of 200 U.S. State Department Traveling Speakers, a Senior Fellow at the think tank German Marshall Fund, and an ambassador for NGOs focusing on gender equality and human trafficking. Mr. Lui is the author of the bestselling and award-winning book Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness from HarperCollins Zondervan, as well as author of the groundbreaking Impact at Work risk reports released at Davos, SXSW, CES, and Cannes Lions. Seen as an authority on inclusion and the care economy, he serves as an ambassador for the Elizabeth Dole Foundation’s Hidden Heroes campaign, AARP, and the Alzheimer’s Association.
