Walter Wang
$3.65B
as of 10/04/24
About Walter Wang
Walter Wang is chairman and CEO of JM Eagle Inc., one of the world's largest manufacturers of plastic pipe.
Wang is a son of Y.C. Wang, the former chairman of Taiwan's Formosa Plastics, who died in 2008 died at age 91.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, JM Eagle has 2,000 employees globally.
Wang's philanthropic interests include healthcare, education and missionary work.
Wang is the founder and owner of a Taiwanese basketball team, the New Taipei Kings. His daughter named the team after the family name Wang, which means king in Mandarin.
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United States of AmericaSource of wealth
ManufacturingResidence
Los Angeles, CaliforniaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
01/01/65 (age 59)Number of children
3Self-made
inherited and growingWalter Wang’s fortune is worth
61K
troy ounces of gold
56K
median U.S. household
37K
median U.S. income
0.073%
U.S. credit card volume
0.015%
GDP of the United States
0.011%
United States debt
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Wang survived a battle with nasopharynx cancer in 2005, which he credits to his Christian faith.
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