Andre Koo, Sr.
Taipei, Taiwan
Master of Business Administration, Leonard N. Stern School of Business | Bachelor of Arts/Science, New York University
Taiwan
financial services
$2,100,000,000
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#1349 Billionaires 2019
#28 Taiwan's 50 Richest 2018
Koo is the main shareholder and honorary chairman of Chailease Holding, an equipment-leasing outfit that operates in Taiwan, China and Southeast Asia.Chailease comprises more than 45 companies with over 100 offices and 6,000 employees. It operates throughout China and in 12 other countries. The first generation of Koos made their fortune in camphor, salt, sugar, and land. Koo's father, financier Jeffrey Koo, Sr., who died in 2012, was dubbed the "Father of the Credit Card" in Taiwan.Andre's business empire operates independently from the Koo family's holdings.Andre, his father and Andre Jr. all earned their M.B.A.s at the school. Andre is now a NYU trustee.
The Andre Koo Lobby at New York University's Stern School of Business is named after Koo.Koo calls himself a true connoisseur of both wine and business jets.
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