Tsai Hong-tu
Taiwanese businessman and banker
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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.
Southern Methodist University (JD, PhD)
- Businessman
- banker
Tsai Hong-tu | |
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蔡宏圖 | |
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| Born | 1 August 1952 Zhunan, Miaoli County, Taiwan |
| Education | National Taiwan University (LLB) Southern Methodist University (JD, PhD) |
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| Father | Tsai Wan-lin |
Early life and education
Tsai was born in Zhunan, Miaoli County, and grew up in Taipei. His father was the billionaire Tsai Wan-lin.
After high school, Tsai attended law school at National Taiwan University and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1974. He then completed graduate studies in the United States, earning 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]
