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David Sun (businessman)

David Sun (businessman)

Taiwanese-American Billionaire

David Sun (Chinese: 孫大衛; pinyin: Sūn Dàwèi; born 12 October 1951)[1] is a Taiwanese-American billionaire businessman, co-founder (with John Tu) and COO of Kingston Technology.

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Early life

David Sun was born in October 1951[2] in Taiwan and was educated at Tatung University. He moved to the United States in 1977.[3][4]

Career

According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Sun has a net worth of US$11.1 billion, as of June 2021.[5]

The David and Diana Sun Foundation, founded in 2001, contributes towards education and healthcare, mainly in Taiwan.[3][6]

Personal life

He is married with two children and lives in Irvine, California.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "金士頓創辦人 孫大衛 差點成為偶像明星｜蘋果新聞網｜蘋果日報". 蘋果新聞網 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2020-05-20.
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    "KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED". Companies House. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  3. [3]
    "David Sun". Forbes. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. [4]
    Immigrant entrepreneurs, job creation, and the American dream: 0160552842 United States Congress Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Immigration - 1997 "David Sun is a very different — personality-wise, he is very different than me, but we have the same values. David is also a Chinese immigrant from Taiwan and he came to the United States in 1977. "
  5. [5]
    "Bloomberg Billionaires Index: David Sun". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. [6]
    "David and Diana Sun". insidephilanthropy.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.


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