Friday, September 10, 2010

Timeline

1946 - Born in Budapest, Hungary

1958 - Family came to the United States (New York), fleeing Soviet Occupied Hungary

1973 - Founded ILFC with two partners, recognizing a need for higher capital investment to purchase Jet aircraft. First customer: AeroMexico with a DC-8

1990 - ILFC Sold to American International Group (AIG), Steven remained on corporate board

~2000 - Donated $65 Million to Smithsonian Institution for building an extension to the National Air and Space Museum near Dulles, VA

2009 - Forbes ranked Steven Udvar Hazy as the world's 305th richest person, with a net worth of $2.2 billion.

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