Chief Development Officer, Didi Chuxing

James Li Jianhua joined Didi Chuxing in August 2015 as the Chief Development Officer. As the world’s leading one-stop mobile transportation platform, DiDi provides a full range of mobility services to about 400 million users in over 400 Chinese cities, including Private Car Hailing, Taxi Hailing, Hitch, Bus, Test Drive, Chauffeur, Enterprise Solutions and Car Rental. The company is committed to helping Chinese cities meet transportation, environmental and employment challenges by leading a big-data technology revolution on the global front. DiDi was named as one of the World’s 50 Smartest Companies by MIT Technology Review, and was on the Fortune’s Change the World List in 2016. DiDi is also a Davos Growth Company. Prior to joining DiDi, Dr. Li had served five years as diplomat, the press officer and spokesman of the Chinese Embassy to the United States. During his long career with the Central Government of China, Dr. Li took part in the drafting of government white papers and key legislations on internet governance; as well as consultations and negotiations with counterparts from the United States, the European Union and others. James obtained a Ph.D. degree from the People’s University of China at the age of 27. He also holds LLM degrees from Zhejiang University and University of Warwick. James was a recipient of the Chevening Scholarship from the British Council in 2000.