Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) membership is recognized internationally as the standard of sales excellence in the life insurance and financial services business. In 1989, Dr Mary Chen became the first person in Southeast Asia to qualify for the prestigious MDRT – Top of the Table – setting a benchmark for herself, and she has continued as a Life and Qualifying member consecutively for 27 consecutive years (1989 – 2013) which is undeniably a remarkable achievement to many.

After 25 consecutive years as a qualifying member of MDRT, Dr Mary Chen achieved the MDRT Quarter Century Club in 2012. At numerous events and seminars, she has selflessly shared how she excels in this business and has motivated many across Asia and globally. In 2002, she was the first Chinese speaker ever on the main platform at the year’s global MDRT meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2018, she was a main platform speaker at the inaugural MDRT Day in Singapore.

Beyond her career achievements, Mary believes in giving back to society. Among her charitable initiatives are Love for Bhutan, a charity auction to raise funds to sponsor medical equipment and facilities; the Motion Heart Project, started together with her agency leader Rayner Lee, which has built four schools in rural China; and the Motion Academy of Gym Sports for orphans in Cambodia to train them as gymnasts and trainers to help them to break out of the cycle of poverty.