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Jun 14, 2020 · John Tu. Co-Founder, CEO, Kingston Technology. WHY: Guides world’s largest maker of computer memory and storage products. Orange County’s largest consumer electronics maker. Revenue approaches $7B annually. On the Business Journal’s 2019 OC 50. Wealth estimated at $4.8B.
- Jonathan Lansner
- No. 27: Donald Bren, 84-year-old Newport Beach owner of real estate giant Irvine Co., was valued at $15.2 billion, same as a year ago. Ranked 30th last year among the nation’s richest people vs. 31st in 2014.
- No. 90, tie: David Sun, 64, of Irvine who co-founded electronics memory maker Kingston Technology in Fountain Valley was valued at $5.3 billion, up from $4.2 billion a year ago.
- No. 90, tie: Sun’s Kingston co-founder John Tu, 75, of Rolling Hills was also valued at $5.3 billion, up from $4.2 billion a year ago. Ranked 133rd in 2015 and 104th in 2014.
- No. 142: Jim Jannard, 67, built two cutting-edge Orange County-based endeavors: Oakley sunglasses and Red cameras. The Washington resident’s fortune was estimated at $4 billion, flat vs. 2015.
May 28, 2020 · 659. Tej Patel. John Tu is coming off a standout year at computer memory company Kingston Technology Corp., with record-breaking sales pushing the Fountain Valley maker of flash memory products, gaming equipment and other computer-related memory products to the top spot among Orange County’s largest private companies.
Sep 9, 2022 · 14. John Tu. By staff-author. September 9, 2022. 1018. Net Worth: $6 B. LAST YEAR: $9.1 B. CHANGE: -34% AGE: 81. RESIDENCE: Rolling Hills. SOURCE OF WEALTH: Technology. THE MONEY: Tu, who was...
2005-2000. 1999-1987. In 1987, John Tu and David Sun founded Kingston to address a severe shortage of surface mount memory chips. They designed a revolutionary new Single In-Line Memory Module (SIMM) using older components that were already available. The Duo: Used their engineering skills to design a new way of making a memory module.
John Tu was born in Chongqing, China. He was the son of an official in China's Nationalist government. He moved to Shanghai with his parents in 1945, before going to Taiwan two years later as the Chinese civil war neared the coast. John felt totally lost at school. He describes himself as a mediocre student unable to attend the best Chinese ...
