SHI International Corp
Ownership
Ownership
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SHI is owned by billionaire co\-founders and former spouses [Thai Lee](/wiki/Thai_Lee "Thai Lee") and [Leo KoGuan](/wiki/Leo_KoGuan "Leo KoGuan"). Lee is the CEO and president of the company and KoGuan is the non\-executive chairman; he is also [Tesla, Inc.](/wiki/Tesla%2C_Inc. "Tesla, Inc.")'s third largest private shareholder after [Elon Musk](/wiki/Elon_Musk "Elon Musk") and [Larry Ellison](/wiki/Larry_Ellison "Larry Ellison").

SHI is the largest [Minority\- and Woman\-Owned Business Enterprise](/wiki/Minority_and_Woman_Owned_Business_Enterprise "Minority and Woman Owned Business Enterprise") (MWBE) in the U.S. In 2023, it was named one of America's Best Midsize Employers by Forbes. In 2020, it was included on [Forbes](/wiki/Forbes "Forbes")' list of America's Best Employers for Women.


Is there a distinction between SHI's ownership structure and its operational leadership?