| 词条 | Min Kao |
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| name = Min H. Kao | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1949}} | birth_place = Zhushan, Taiwan | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = | other_names = | residence = Leawood, Kansas, U.S. 15 Central Park West, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. | occupation = Co-founder of Garmin | net_worth = US$ 3 billion (August 2017)[1] | known_for =co-founder of the Garmin GPS company | alma_mater = National Taiwan University (BS) University of Tennessee (MS; PhD) |children = 2, including Jen Kao}}{{Chinese name|高 (Kao)}} Min H. Kao ({{zh|t=高民環|s=高民环|first=t|p=Gāo Mínhuán}}) is a Taiwanese-born American electrical engineer, businessman and philanthropist. He is the co-founder of Garmin Corporation with Gary Burrell. As of August 2017, his personal wealth was estimated at $3 billion. Early lifeMin H. Kao was born in 1949 in a small town in Taiwan called Zhushan in Nantou.{{fact|date=November 2012}} He graduated from the National Taiwan University in Taiwan and earned a doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of Tennessee in 1977.[1][2][3] CareerKao undertook research for NASA and the United States Army.[3] He was subsequently a systems analyst for Teledyne Systems, an algorithm designer for Magnavox Advanced Products, and an engineering group leader for King Radio Corporation.[3] He also worked for AlliedSignal.[1] In 1989, with Gary Burrell, Kao co-founded Garmin, a company best known for manufacturing devices that use the Global Positioning System.[1][4] PhilanthropyIn 2005, Kao gave $17.5 million to the College of Engineering of the University of Tennessee, $12.5 million of which was designated for the construction of a new facility.[5] In May 2007, groundbreaking ceremonies were conducted for the new Min Kao Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building. The building was dedicated in March 2012.[6] In 2015, Kao donated $1 million to the Kansas State University College of Engineering for building four labs.[7] Personal lifeKao is married to Fan Kao.[4] They have a son, Ken Kao, who is a film producer, and a daughter, Jen Kao, who is a fashion designer.[4] They reside in Leawood, Kansas.[1] In 2011, he purchased an apartment in 15 Central Park West, Manhattan, New York City.[8] References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|title=Min Kao|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/min-kao/|website=Forbes|accessdate=28 August 2017}} {{Garmin}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Kao, Min}}2. ^{{cite news|title=CEO of GPS Maker Locates a New Home|first=Craig|last=Karmin|date=January 6, 2010|accessdate=March 19, 2013|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704405704576064044026522456?mod=djkeyword|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Leadership: Dr. Min Kao|url=http://www.garmin.com/en-GB/company/leadership/min-kao/|website=Garmin|accessdate=March 10, 2017}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite news|last1=Stafford|first1=Diane|title=Garmin success starts with co-founder|url=http://www.kansas.com/news/business/article1105086.html|accessdate=March 10, 2017|work=The Wichita Eagle|date=December 20, 2012}} 5. ^Min Kao Home page at Univ of Tennessee {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610054131/http://www.eecs.utk.edu/minkao |date=June 10, 2010 }} 6. ^"UT and Min Kao Dedicate New Engineering Building", University of Tennessee news, March 14, 2012 7. ^[https://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/may15/minkao51515.html Garmin executive gives $1 million to Kansas State University engineering expansion] 8. ^{{cite news|last1=Karmin|first1=Craig|title=CEO of GPS Maker Locates a New Home|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=January 6, 2011}} 15 : 1949 births|Living people|People from Nantou County|People from Leawood, Kansas|Taiwanese emigrants to the United States|American people of Taiwanese descent|American people of Hoklo descent|National Taiwan University alumni|University of Tennessee alumni|American company founders|American technology chief executives|Businesspeople from Kansas|Garmin|American philanthropists|American billionaires |
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