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#170 Billionaire

David Sun

David Sun
$14.8B
+$157M (+1.1%)
US · Age 74
Source of wealth: Computer hardware
Industry: technology
Organization: Kingston Technology Corporation, COO
Residence: Irvine, US
{ "bio": [ "David Sun cofounded and helps run Kingston Technology, which makes storage and memory products, as COO from a cubicle on the sales floor.", "With longtime partner John Tu, Sun launched a computer memory business out of a garage and sold it to now defunct PC maker AST a few years later.", "The pair started Kingston by making surface-mount memory chips after losing most of their first fortune in the stock market.", "Sun and his wife, Diana, have a foundation that provides grants to education programs for under-served youth in the U.S. and Taiwan.", "The company's name comes from one of John Tu's favorite bands, the Kingston Trio." ], "about": [ "Sun met longtime business partner John Tu in a basketball league in 1978." ] }

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