President & Chief Executive Officer, Sugar Bowl Bakery
Andrew Ly founded Sugar Bowl Bakery in 1984 with his four brothers, and became Presiden and Chief Executive Office of Ly Brothers Corporation in 1993, a parent company of Sugar Bowl Bakery. Named as one of the “Top 15 Food and Beverage Manufactures in the Bay Area” by the San Francisco Business Times in 2008, Sugar Bowl Bakery is one of the largest family-owned and operated bakeries in Northern California with customers worldwide.
Without any prior knowledge of the English language, Mr. Ly immigrated to the United States from Vietnam in 1979. Determined to succeed in his new home country, Mr. Ly earned an Associate of Science degree in Computer Information Science from City College of San Francisco and went on to receive his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from San Francisco State University in 1986. Two years prior to graduation, Mr. Ly partnered with his four brothers to start a family-owned business. The five brothers pooled their savings together of $40,000 and purchased a small coffee shop named Sugar Bowl Bakery in the San Francisco’s Richmond District.
Under Mr. Ly’s leadership and direction, Sugar Bowl Bakery has consistently achieved phenomenal growth rates. Sugar Bowl Bakery now has over 250 employees, two manufacturing plants and dozens of awards including the US Chamber of Commerce MBDA Supplier of the Year Award, Asian Business Leadership Award by the USPAACC/Wells Fargo Bank, Mayor Gavin Newsom SBA Small Business of the Year, and a finalist of Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. In 2007, the
San Francisco Business Times
named Mr. Ly ‘Most Admired CEO in the Bay Area.’
Mr. Ly is also a managing partner of Ly Brothers Investment Company, a real estate holding ompany in San Francisco. He is an honorary board member of The National Minority Council, the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce and several civic and business organizations.
He is featured in the books,
Inside the Minds
, released in March 2008 and
A. IQ Achievement Moments
:
50 Extraordinary Stories About People Who Transformed Vision, Attraction, Readiness, And Action Into Massive Success
released, in July 2008. During his free time, Mr. Ly enjoys spending time with his loving wife and two young sons. He is also an avid reader and sport enthusiast. In addition to English, he is fluent in Cantonese, Chui Chow, Mandarin and Vietnamese.