Leo KoGuan
About Leo KoGuan
Leo KoGuan is founder and chairman of $15 billion (gross sales) IT provider SHI International, which his ex-wife Thai Lee, also a billionaire, runs as CEO.
Leo, who once claimed to be Tesla's third largest individual shareholder, is now an Elon Musk critic and says he's sold a chunk of his shares.
He posted on X in 2024 that he was "no longer all-in-Tesla" and instead accumulating 3-month Treasury Bils.
Born in Indonesia, Koguan received a master's degree from Columbia University and a law degree from New York Law School.
He says his first investment was in Manhattan real estate, which he then sold to buy a software reseller, SHI's predecessor, for less than $1 million in 1989.
He bought a 48-room boutique hotel near downtown Singapore in 2025 for $75 million.
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Master, Columbia University; Law Degree, New York Law SchoolSelf-made
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KoGuan bought Singapore's largest penthouse at Guoco Tower's Wallich Residence from UK billionaire James Dyson for about $50 million in 2020.
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