Lee Kun-Hee

• Chairman, Samsung Group
• Age: 72
• Source of Wealth: Samsung, inherited and growing
• Residence: Seoul, South Korea
• Country of Citizenship: South Korea
• Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Waseda University
• Marital Status: Married
• Children: 3

Profile

Lee is chairman of the world's largest electronics manufacturing company (nearly $188 billion in revenue in 2012). He wields significant influence in Asia -- Samsung is arguably Asia's best known brand -- and Silicon Valley.