John Tu
Computer hardware · Rolling Hills, California
Net worth
$24.5B
Today
$00.00%Past month
−$9.2B−27.28%As of Nov 11, 2026, 1:50 PM EST
Kingston Technology CEO John Tu runs the firm, which makes storage and memory products, from a cubicle on sales floor. With longtime partner David Sun, Tu launched a computer memory business out of a garage and sold it to now defunct PC maker AST a few years later. After losing a fortune in the stock market in 1987, the pair started Kingston to manufacture surface-mount memory chips. Tu, who was born in Taiwan, got an engineering degree in Germany and then immigrated to the U.S. in 1971. Tu's first jobs in the U.S. included running a one-man gift shop with imported Chinese collectibles and selling commercial real estate.
Net worth over time
Principal holdings
1 positions| Company | Industry | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Private holdings | Technology | 100.0% | $24.5B |
Also known for
- Tu met his business partner David Sun, who is 10 years his junior, at a basketball league.
- The company's name comes from one of John Tu's favorite bands, the Kingston Trio.