Charles CHAO

Chairman and CEO, SINA Corporation

Chairman, WEIBO Corporation

Charles Chao has served as Chairman of the Board since August, 2012 and Chief Executive Officer since May 2006 of SINA Corporation. Joining in the corporation in September 1999, Mr. Chao served various managerial positions including Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Co-Chief Operating Officer and President. Mr. Chao has played a vital role in building SINA into a most influential and reputable Chinese portal site. Mr. Chao is currently the Chairman of Weibo Corporation, a leading social media company. In August 2009, SINA launched Weibo.com. By now, the number of registered Weibo users has surpassed 500 million. In 2009, Mr. Chao received CCTV China Economic Person of the Year award. In 2011, Mr. Chao was elected as one of ‘the 100 most influential people’ (Times, 2011) in the world. In 2014, Mr. Chao received CCTV Charity Person of the Year award. Mr. Chao received his Master’s degree in Professional Accounting from University of Texas at Austin. He also holds a Master’s degree in Journalism from University of Oklahoma and Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Fudan University.