Andrew Ly

Andrew Ly founded Sugar Bowl Bakery in 1984 with his four brothers and became president and chief executive officer of Ly Brothers Corporation in 1993, a parent company of Sugar Bowl Bakery. Named one of the “Top 15 Food and Beverage Manufacturers 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, Andrew immigrated to the United States from Vietnam in 1979. Determined to succeed in his new home country, he 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, Andrew 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 San Francisco’s Richmond District.

Under Andrew’s leadership and direction, Sugar Bowl Bakery has consistently achieved phenomenal growth rates. Sugar Bowl Bakery now has over 250 employees, three manufacturing plants and dozens of awards, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce MBDA Supplier of the Year Award, the Asian Business Leadership Award by the USPAACC/Wells Fargo Bank and Mayor Gavin Newsom’s SBA Small Business of the Year Award. The company was also a finalist for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. In 2007, the San Francisco Business Times named Andrew the “Most Admired CEO in the Bay Area.”

Andrew is also a managing partner of Ly Brothers Investment Company, a real estate holding company 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 listed in Strathmore’s Who’s Who and The International Book of Who’s Who of Business Leaders. He is featured in the books, Inside the Minds, published in March 2008, and A. IQ Achievement Moments: 50 Extraordinary Stories About People Who Transformed Vision, Attraction, Readiness, and Action Into Massive Success, published in July 2008.

During his free time, Andrew enjoys spending time with his loving wife and two young sons. He is also an avid reader and sports enthusiast. In addition to English, he is fluent in Cantonese, Chiu Chow, Mandarin and Vietnamese.