David Teoh

Teoh is the founder and executive chairman of TPG Telecom. He emigrated from Malaysia in 1986.A series of smart acquisitions transformed the company from a computer retailer into a major internet service provider in Australia.Teoh owns more than a third of the company with his wife, Vicky, who helped him get started but is no longer involved. Vicky and their four sons have launched more than a dozen startups. They've also started a property investment company.