Table For Five: A Father’s Story of Life, Love, and Loss

by Ted Yang, Dr. Michael Apkon (Introduction), Lord George Carnarvon (Foreword)

As an about-to-be first-time father, Ted Yang felt he had it married to the love of his life, a fulfilling and lucrative career, and an instant family with triplets on the way.It all changed in the blink of an eye with premature birth, a death, and years-long struggle to keep a child alive. Born at 24 weeks, the tiny Yang Triplets had the odds stacked against them.How far does a father go hear his daughter laugh? As far as it takes.A story of hope, Ted shares his fight, his fears, and how the experience of fatherhood redefined him, personally and professionally. This is a story of a family, Ted and Christine Yang’s family, thriving in spite of obstacles and setbacks.

203 pages, Paperback

Published October 31, 2020

About the author

The son of Chinese immigrants, Ted Yang was born in Suffern, NY. He and his wife Christine have a surviving son with Autism and a daughter with physical disabilities, both aged 12.

Ted is a serial entrepreneur who has founded 13 startups and non-profits. These include: Cantata Media/Daily Voice, Highclere Castle Spirits, MediaCrossing, the Stamford Innovation Center, and 4-CT.

Prior to that, Ted was an executive at the world's most successful hedge funds, He has sat on several notable boards including the Wiki Education Foundation and the Meadville-Lombard Theological School.

Ted finished his Masters of Engineering at MIT at 21, has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, NPR and Fox Business News, and has spoken at the MIT, Wharton, Babson, NYU, and Columbia Business Schools.