Louis Gonda

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Louis Gonda
Born
Louis L. Gonda

1949or1950(age 73–74) [1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater University of California, Los Angeles
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCo-founded International Lease Finance Corporation
SpouseKelly Gonda
Children5
Parent Leslie Gonda
Relatives Logan Green (son-in-law)

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

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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]

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References

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