Jean Liu
柳青
Liu in 2016
Born
Liu Qing

1978 (age 45–46)
Beijing, China
NationalityChinese
EducationPeking University (BS)
Harvard University (MS)
OccupationBusiness Executive
Known forPresident of Didi Chuxing
RelativesLiu Chuanzhi (father)

Liu Qing (Chinese: 柳青; pinyin: Liǔ Qīng, born 1978 in Beijing) or Jean Liu, is a Chinese business executive. Liu is the President of Didi Chuxing ("DiDi", formerly known as Didi Duache and Didi Kuaidi), China's largest mobile transportation platform.[1] She worked at Goldman Sachs Asia for 12 years, becoming a managing director in 2012, before switching to Didi Dache serving as its chief operating officer in July 2014.[2]

After joining Didi Dache, she led the strategic merger between Didi Dache and its main competitor Kuaidi Dache which then created the car hailing company named Didi Kuaidi (later rebranded as Didi Chuxing) in 2015.[3]

In 2017, Liu was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.[4] She forced Uber out of the Chinese market when she, and Cheng Wei, got Uber to sell its China operation. [5]

Early life and education

Liu was born in 1978 in Beijing. She is the daughter of Chinese businessman and Lenovo founder Liu Chuanzhi, and the granddaughter of Liu Gushu, a senior executive banker at the Bank of China. She received a bachelor's degree in Computer Science at Peking University, and a master's degree in Computer Science at Harvard University.[6] She received an honorary Doctor of Commercial Science from New York University. [7]

Personal life

Liu currently lives in Beijing with her family. In October 2015, Liu announced internally that she was being treated for breast cancer at the age of 37.[8] In early December 2015, she posted on her Weibo that she would return to work by the end of December after a two-month treatment.[9] According to DiDi, she is now fine and "has been in all-in mode for quite some time".[10] Liu is married and has three children. [5]

After being named one of the "50 Most Powerful Moms of 2016"[11] by Working Mother, Liu spoke about how she balanced working for DiDi with her relationship with her three kids.

References

  1. ^ 宋静丽. "Didi Chuxing receives $600m investment from China Life Insurance - Business - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  2. ^ "Tencent-Backed Didi Dache Pursues Buses, Government Cars After Daughter of Lenovo's Liu Chuanzhi Joined". Forbes.
  3. ^ Clover, Charles; Hook, Leslie. "Jean Liu: Splashing the cash". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  4. ^ "Jean Liu: The World's 100 Most Influential People". Time. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  5. ^ a b "Jean Liu". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  6. ^ "Jean Liu | Harvard University - The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences". gsas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  7. ^ Communications, NYU Web. "Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Speak at NYU's 186th Commencement". Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  8. ^ "Boss of Didi Kuaidi in mainland China gets treated for breast cancer". 4 October 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  9. ^ Li, Danielle (2015-12-08). "Didi Kuaidi's president Jean Liu plans to return to work by the end of December - AllChinaTech". Archived from the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  10. ^ Clover, Charles; Hook, Leslie. "Jean Liu: Splashing the cash". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  11. ^ "Introducing the 50 Most Powerful Moms of 2016". Retrieved 2016-09-08.

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