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Lucio Tan (born July 17, ) is a Filipino business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He presides over the Filipino conglomerate company LT Group, Inc., a company with extensive business interests in sports, banking, airline, liquor, tobacco, real estate, beverages, and education. As of September , his net worth is estimated at US$ billion.

Tan was born in Amoy (now Xiamen), Fujian, China. His parents moved to Cebu in the Philippines when he was a child. He was said to have gone to school on barefoot and first worked as a stevedore who tied cargo with ropes made from abaca He earned a bachelor&#;s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Far Eastern University in Manila. Forbes states that while in college, Tan &#;worked as a janitor at a tobacco factory&#; where he &#;mopped floors to pay for school.&#;