HYSTA (Hua Yuan Science and Technology Association) is Silicon Valley's leading Chinese professionals association. Founded in 1999 by a group of successful Chinese entrepreneurs, HYSTA aims to advance entrepreneurship and career development among Chinese in the Silicon Valley and to facilitate networking and exchanging of business ideas among successful Chinese entrepreneurs and executives in Silicon Valley and China. It represents over 2000 members from a variety of business sectors and ethnic backgrounds, with the majority hailing from China and working in high technology. HYSTA is based in Silicon Valley, California.