Dr. Dunson K. Cheng, Ph.D., served as Chief Executive Officer of Cathay General Bancorp and Cathay Bank from 1994 to September 30, 2016, President of Cathay General Bancorp from 1990 to September 30, 2016 and Cathy Bank from 1990 to September 30, 2016. Dr. Cheng served as the President of Cathay Real Estate Investment Trust of Cathay General Bancorp., from February, 2003 to September 30, 2016. Dr. Cheng has been the Executive Chairman of Cathay General Bancorp since 1994 and also has been the Executive Chairman of Cathay Bank since 1994. Dr. Cheng served as the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Cathay Bank Foundation from 2002 to March 2005. He served as the Chairman of Cathay Investment Company of Cathay General BanCorp., from 1994 to 2007, Chief Executive Officer from 1995 to 2007 and President from 1999 to 2007. Dr. Cheng served as the President and Chairman of Cathay Securities Fund Inc., from July 2000 to January 2003. Dr. Cheng worked for Xerox before joining Cathay Bank. He has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Securities Fund Inc. since July, 2000. He served as the Chairman of Cathy Securities Fund Inc. from July 2000 to January 2003. He has been a Director of Cathay General Bancorp since 1990 and Cathay Bank since 1982. He has been a Director at Dicon Fiberoptics Inc. since February 2002. He has been a Trustee of Cathay Real Estate Investment Trust since February, 2003. He serves as a Trustee of Southern California Public Radio. He served as a Director of Cathay Investment Company from 1984 to 2007. Dr. Cheng holds B.S. in Applied Math and Physics from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Wisconsin and Ph.D. in Physics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and did Post-Doctorate research at the University of Oregon.