Louis Gonda

Louis Gonda
Born Louis L. Gonda
1949/1950 (age 68–69)[1]
Residence Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Nationality American
Alma mater University of California at Los Angeles
Occupation businessman
Net worth $1.9 billion (2006)[2]
Spouse(s) Kelly Gonda
Children 5
Parent(s) Leslie Gonda

Louis L. Gonda (born 1949/1950) is an American businessman, active in commercial real estate and venture capital.

Early life

He is the son of Leslie Gonda, a Hungarian-born American businessman and Holocaust survivor, and his wife Susan.

He has a bachelor's degree from the University of California at Los Angeles.[2][1]

Career

He co-founded International Lease Finance Corporation with his father, which was sold to American International Group (AIG) in 1990, after which he was an AIG executive vice president until his retirement in 1995.[2]

Since 1995, he has run Lexington Commercial Holdings, which looks after his interests in commercial real estate and venture capital.[2]

In 2000, his net worth was estimated at $2 billion,[3] and in 2006, at $1.9 billion.[2] In 2009, it was reported that following the financial crisis and the fall in the AIG share price from $70 to $2, Gonda was looking to sell assets, including "an eight-bedroom, $35-million Beverly Hills mansion, a $43-million Gulfstream V corporate jet and a $3-million beachfront home".[3] In 2009, Gonda was no longer on the Forbes list of billionaires.[3]

Gonda is president of Lexington Commercial Holdings, chairman of Lexington Ventures, and a director of Trethera Corporation.[1]

Personal life

He is married to Broadway producer Kelly Gonda, daughter of actress Honey Sanders.[4] They have five children.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Louis L. Gonda. "Louis L. Gonda: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Louis Gonda, The World's Richest People". Forbes.com. 2006-02-13. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  3. 1 2 3 W.J. Hennigan (November 8, 2009). "Gondas have less wealth to share - latimes". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ Variety Staff (2003-11-10). "Honey Sanders". Variety. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
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