Tsai Hong-tu | |
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蔡宏圖 | |
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| Born | (1952-08-01)1 August 1952 (age 73) |
| Education | National Taiwan University (LLB) Southern Methodist University (JD,PhD) |
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| Father | Tsai Wan-lin |
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 chairsCathay Financial Holdings.
Tsai was born inZhunan,Miaoli County, and grew up inTaipei. His father was Taiwanese billionaireTsai Wan-lin.
After high school, Tsai attended law school atNational Taiwan University and graduated with aBachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1974. He then completed graduate studies in the United States, earning aJuris Doctor (J.D.) and aPh.D. fromSouthern Methodist University in 1978.[1] He was admitted to theDistrict of Columbia Bar in 1979.[2]
In 2004, Tsai inherited stakes of the company with his brothersTsai Cheng-da andT. Y. Tsai when their fatherTsai Wan-lin died. The Tsai family also controls Cathay Real Estate, a Taiwanese property developer.
In the 2010Forbes 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 towardTyphoon Morakot relief and for giving US$7.8 million toNational Taiwan University's law school in 2003.[4]
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