Louis Gonda

Louis Gonda
Born
Louis L. Gonda

1949 or 1950 (age 74–75)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCo-founded International Lease Finance Corporation
SpouseKelly Gonda
Children5
ParentLeslie Gonda
RelativesLogan Green (son-in-law)

Louis L. Gonda (born 1949/1950) is an American businessman, active in commercial real estate and venture capital.

Early life

He is the son of Leslie Gonda, a Hungarian-born American businessman and Holocaust survivor, and his wife Susan.

He has a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.[2][1]

Career

He and his father started a company, International Lease Finance Corporation, which was sold to American International Group (AIG) in 1990, after which he was an AIG executive vice president until his retirement in 1995.[2]

Since 1995, he has run Lexington Commercial Holdings, which looks after his interests in commercial real estate and venture capital.[2]

In 2000, his net worth was estimated at $2 billion,[3] and in 2006, at $1.9 billion.[2] In 2009, it was reported that following the financial crisis and the fall in the AIG share price from $70 to $2, Gonda was looking to sell assets, including "an eight-bedroom, $35-million Beverly Hills mansion, a $43-million Gulfstream V corporate jet and a $3-million beachfront home".[3] In 2009, Gonda was no longer on the Forbes list of billionaires.[3]

Gonda is president of Lexington Commercial Holdings, chairman of Lexington Ventures, and a director of Trethera Corporation.[1]

Personal life

He is married to Broadway producer Kelly Gonda, daughter of actress Honey Sanders.[4] They have five children.[2]

His daughter, Eva Gonda Green, is married to Logan Green, co-founder of Lyft.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Louis L. Gonda. "Louis L. Gonda: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Louis Gonda, The World's Richest People". Forbes.com. 2006-02-13. Archived from the original on May 19, 2006. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  3. ^ a b c W.J. Hennigan (November 8, 2009). "Gondas have less wealth to share - latimes". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  4. ^ Variety Staff (2003-11-10). "Honey Sanders". Variety. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  5. ^ Carson, Biz (29 March 2019). "Lyft Stock Rises In Public Market Debut, But It Still Won't Make Founders Billionaires". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2019.