12 of Forbes’ 100 Richest Tech Billionaires Who Have Ties to AV
Jay Y. Lee
Net Worth: $6.7 Billion
Source of Wealth: Vice Chairman, Samsung Electronics
Jay Y. Lee steers the giant Samsung Group while his father, Lee Kun-Hee, remains in the hospital. Top priority is finding new high-growth businesses as smartphone sales get hammered by low-cost Chinese models. He is focusing on health care, finance and technology for driverless cars. Having began his career at Samsung Electronics in 1991, Lee became president of it in 2009 and was named vice chairman in 2013.
Source: forbes.com
