Tzu-Hsien Tung

Tzu-Hsien Tung
童子賢
Born	(1960-06-25) 25 June 1960 Ruisui, Hualien County, Taiwan
Education	National Taipei University of Technology (MS)
Occupation	Businessman
Honours	National Dong Hwa University (Honoris Causa)

Tzu-Hsien Tung (Chinese: 童子賢; pinyin: Tóng Zǐxián; born c. 1960) is a Taiwanese businessman and philanthropist. He is a co-founder and former vice chairman of Asus. He serves as the chairman of Pegatron, currently. Tung received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from National Dong Hwa University in 2015 and funded to establish Yang Mu Center for Literary Studies at NDHU College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Early life and education

Tzu-Hsien Tung was born in 1960 and grew up in Ruisui, Hualien County, Taiwan. His father was a watchmaker. He grew up in the countryside, without a television set, and played Little League Baseball. He became an avid reader, and was influenced by the works of Yang Mu and Hu Shih.

Tung received a master's degree in computer and communication engineering from the National Taipei University of Technology. While he was at university, he regularly skipped class to read independently instead, often reading censored books. He was also the editor-in-chief of the campus newspaper.

Career

Tung started his career at Acer Inc. T.H. Tung co-founded Asus in 1989. He served as its vice chairman. He became the majority shareholder of Eslite Bookstore.

Tung serves as the chairman of Pegatron. Additionally, he serves as the chairman of Kinsus and Lumens.

Philanthropy

According to CommonWealth Magazine, "He has sponsored countless artistic and cultural events and financed historical research on late presidents Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo and documentaries on the careers of Taiwanese writers."