[2] He is the chairman and co-founder of SHI International Corp and was the third-largest individual shareholder in Tesla, Inc.[3][4] Leo was born in Indonesia in 1955 to Chinese parents.
[1][5] Leo co-founded SHI International Corp., an enterprise software company headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey with his ex-wife Thai Lee.
[6] He also invested in luxury hotel development in Shanghai's Xintiandi district through his shares in Shui On Land.
[11] Initially a retail investor, Leo picked up stock trading in 2019 and amassed a fortune through his position in Tesla.
[1] In October 2020, he paid S$62M for Singapore's largest penthouse, Guoco Tower's Wallich Residence, from British inventor and billionaire entrepreneur Sir James Dyson.