David Sun (businessman)

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.

David Sun
Born	(1951-10-12) October 12, 1951 (age 72) Taiwan
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Tatung University
Occupation(s)	Co-founder and COO, Kingston Technology
Spouse	Diana Sun
Children	2

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. "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.
2. "KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED". Companies House. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
3. "David Sun". Forbes. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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. "Bloomberg Billionaires Index: David Sun". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
6. "David and Diana Sun". insidephilanthropy.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.