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The native form of this personal name is Udvarházy Ferenc István. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Steven Udvar-Házy
BornFerenc István Udvarházy
1946 (age 78–79)
Budapest, Hungary
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity High School
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BA)
Occupation(s)Executive chairman, Air Lease Corporation
SpouseChristine Hazy
Children4

Steven Ferencz Udvar–Házy ([ˈudvɒrhaːzi]; born 1946), also known as István or Steve Hazy, is an American billionaire businessman, and the executive chairman of Air Lease Corporation. He is the former chairman and CEO of International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), one of the two largest aircraft lessors in the world (the other being GE Capital Aviation Services). According to Forbes 2021, Udvarházy is the fourth richest Hungarian with a fortune of 4.3 billion dollars, following Thomas Petterffy (25 billion dollars), George Soros (8.6 billion dollars) and Charles Simonyi (5 billion dollars).

Early life

The Udvar-Házy family moved to the US in 1958, fleeing the Soviet occupation of Hungary. Hazy attended University High School in Los Angeles, and the University of California, Los Angeles.

Career

Udvar-Házy was in his 20s during the later part of transition from propeller aircraft to jets during the mid to late 1960s, and realized that the higher capital investment required to purchase jet aircraft created an opportunity for a leasing business. He founded ILFC with fellow Hungarian Leslie Gonda and his son Louis Gonda in 1973, leasing a single used Douglas DC-8 to Aeroméxico. He left ILFC in February 2010 and founded Air Lease Corporation.

In 2016, Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán presented Udvar-Házy the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary for his achievements in airline industry.

Philanthropy

Udvar-Házy gave a US$66 million grant to the Smithsonian Institution that allowed the U.S. National Air and Space Museum to build the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center annex at Washington Dulles International Airport. The annex houses more than 120 aircraft and 140 space-exploration exhibits as of 2006, and also includes the Space Shuttle Discovery. Plans call for eventually installing over 300 aircraft.

The Udvar-Házy family contributed funds to build the Christine and Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Library and Learning Center at Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University's Prescott Campus. The business building at Dixie State University in St. George, Utah is named after his parents.

Personal life

He is married with four children, and lives in Beverly Hills, California.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Forbes profile: Steven Udvar-Hazy". Forbes. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  2. "From the Chairman & CEO". Wayback. n.d. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2006.
  3. ^ Dixie State University. "The Udvar-Hazy Story".
  4. Uni Hi Warriors & Wildcats Report for June 1, 2015
  5. ^ Leslie Wayne (May 10, 2007). "The Real Owner of All Those Planes". The New York Times. Retrieved May 10, 2007.
  6. "History of International Lease Finance Corporation – FundingUniverse". www.fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  7. "Prime Minister Viktor Orbán presents Steven F. Udvar-Hazy with the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary". Government. n.d. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  8. Lawrence M. Small. "A century's roar and buzz: Thanks to an immigrant's generosity, the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center opens to the public". Smithsonian. Vol. 34. smithsonianmag.com. p. 20. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013.
  9. "New Smithsonian Museum Facility to be Named After Donor" (Press release). Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. March 28, 2000. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
  10. Withrow, Sara (December 13, 2016). "Legacy: Philanthropy at Embry-Riddle Ripples Through its Past, Present and Future".
  11. "Billionaire Steven F. Udvar-Hazy to speak on finance at Dixie State University". Retrieved August 4, 2020.
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