- Robin Li
Robin Li (zh-sp|s=李彦宏|p=Lǐ Yànhóng) (1968 –) is a Chinese
entrepreneur .The fourth of five children, he grew up during
China 'sCultural Revolution . Li studiedinformation management atPeking University and theState University of New York, Buffalo . In 2000 he foundedBaidu withEric Xu (徐勇). He has been the CEO of Baidu since January 2004, which was listed inNASDAQ in August 2005. [ [http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2005/08/07/2003266803 Taipei Times (7th Aug 2005)] ]Professional
After completing his master's degree at SUNY Buffalo in 1994, he joined a New Jersey division of
Dow Jones and Company , where he helped develop a software program for the online edition of "The Wall Street Journal ". [ [http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/bizfocus/archives/2006/09/17/2003328060 Taipei Times: "Robin Li's vision powers Baidu's Internet search dominance" (17th Sep 2006)] ]Robin Li is the initiator of ESP technology, and successfully used it in the
Infoseek /Go.com search engine. Another of his important innovative achievements was the picture search of Go.com. [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2005/dec/08/piracy.news The Guardian: "Interview: Robin Li, founder of Baidu.com" (8th December 2005)] ]He was listed in the CNN Money annual "50 people who matter now" in 2007. [ [http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/biz2/0706/gallery.50whomatter.biz2/34.html CNN Money, June 2007, "50 people who matter now"] ]
References
External links
* [http://ir.baidu.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=188488&p=irol-govBio&ID=138201 Robin Li Bibliography page at Baidu]
* [http://www.asiaing.com/ceos-letter-baidu.com-2006-annual-report.html Robin Li, CEO's Letter]
* [http://www.asia-inc.com/May05/Hchina_RobinLi_may.htm Asia.com May 5 2005]
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