Min Kao

Co-founder of Garmin

Min Hwan Kao (Chinese: 高民環; pinyin: Gāo Mínhuán) is a Taiwanese-American electrical engineer, billionaire businessman, and philanthropist. He is the co-founder of Garmin, with Gary Burrell, and has been its chairman.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Min Kao (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1949.1

Net worth $7.5B (as of 2025, per forbes.com).4 Richest people

About

In 2011, Kao was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for leadership in developing and commercializing compact GPS navigation devices.

From Wikipedia’s article on Min Kao, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

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