Kenneth Yen

Kenneth Yen (Chinese: 嚴凱泰; pinyin: Yán Kǎitài; 23 May 1965 – 3 December 2018) was a Taiwanese entrepreneur who was listed as one of the richest people in the world.^[1]

Kenneth Yen
嚴凱泰
Born	23 May 1965 Taipei, Taiwan
Died	3 December 2018(2018-12-03) (aged 53) Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Beitou, Taipei, Taiwan
Education	Rider University (BA)
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Spouse	Chen Li-lien 陳莉蓮
Parents	Yen Ching-ling 嚴慶齡 (father) Vivian Wu 吳舜文 (mother)

Biography

Yen was born in Taipei, Taiwan to 嚴慶齡 Yen Ching-ling [zh] and 吳舜文 Vivian Shun-wen Wu.^[2] He attended secondary school at Tsai-Hsing High School [zh] in Taipei's Muzha District^[3] and later went to boarding school at The Pennington School.^[4] He attended Rider University in the United States where he studied business administration.^[5] He also received an honorary business degree from St. John's University.^[5] In 1986, he returned to Taiwan to lead the China Motor Corporation and Yulon, his family's business.^[5] Yen was officially named chairman of Yulon in August 2007.^[2] According to Forbes magazine, he had an estimated net worth of US$1.05 billion.^[1]

Personal life

Yen had one daughter, Michelle, and a son, John, with wife Chen Lee-lien [zh].^[6][7] He died of esophageal cancer at Taipei Veterans General Hospital on 3 December 2018. ^[8][6]