David Sun (businessman)

David Sun (Chinese: 孫大衛; pinyin: Sūn Dàwèi; born 12 October 1951)[2] is an American billionaire businessman, co-founder (with John Tu) and COO of Kingston Technology.

David Sun
Born (1951-10-12) October 12, 1951
NationalityAmerican
Alma materTatung University
OccupationCo-founder and COO, Kingston Technology
Net worth$6.0 billion (February 2018)[1]
Spouse(s)Diana Sun
Children2

Early life

David Sun was born in October 1951[3] in Taiwan and was educated at Tatung University. He moved to the United States in 1977.[1][4]

Career

According to Forbes, Sun has a net worth of $6.0 billion, as of February 2018.[1]

The David and Diana Sun Foundation, founded in 2001, contributes towards education and healthcare, mainly in Taiwan.[1][5]

Personal life

He is married with two children and lives in Irvine, California.[1]

References

  1. "David Sun". Forbes. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. "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). Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  3. "KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED". Companies House. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  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. "David and Diana Sun". insidephilanthropy.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.


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