Tsai Hong-tu

Tsai Hong-tu (Chinese: 蔡宏圖; pinyin: Cài Hóngtú; Wade–Giles: Tsai⁴ Hung²-tu²; born 1 August 1952) is a Taiwanese lawyer, businessman, and banker who currently chairs Cathay Financial Holdings.

Tsai Hong-tu
蔡宏圖
Born	(1952-08-01) 1 August 1952 (age 72) Zhunan, Miaoli County, Taiwan
Education	National Taiwan University (LLB) Southern Methodist University (JD, PhD)
Occupations	Businessman banker
Father	Tsai Wan-lin

Early life and education

Tsai was born in Zhunan, Miaoli County, and grew up in Taipei. His father is Taiwanese billionaire Tsai Wan-lin.

Tsai graduated from National Taiwan University with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1974 and then completed graduate studies in the United States, where he earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) and a Ph.D. from Southern Methodist University in 1978.^[1] He was admitted to the District of Columbia Bar in 1979.^[2]

Business career

In 2004, Tsai inherited stakes of the company with his brothers Tsai Cheng-da and T. Y. Tsai when their father Tsai Wan-lin died. The Tsai family also controls Cathay Real Estate, a Taiwanese property developer.

In the 2010 Forbes World's Billionaires List, Tsai was ranked No. 582 in the world, alongside his brothers, each with individual net worth of US$1.7 billion.^[3] In the same year, Forbes also listed Tsai as one of the world's most altruistic individuals for donating US$3 million toward Typhoon Morakot relief and for giving US$7.8 million to National Taiwan University's law school in 2003.^[4]