Tianqiao Chen
Founder, Shanda Group
Biography
Tianqiao Chen co-founded the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute with his wife in 2016. He is also the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of the Shanda Group.
Widely recognized as one of the most innovative entrepreneurs globally, Mr. Chen is credited with pioneering both the online game and online literature industries in China. Since 1999, three of Shanda Group’s subsidiaries have been listed on NASDAQ and one on KOSDAQ. In 2012, after taking Shanda’s parent company private, Mr. Chen transformed Shanda Group into a global investment firm wholly owned by his family.