Liu Qing (businesswoman)
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 Kuaidi), China's largest mobile transportation platform.[2] 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.[3]
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Born | Liu Qing 1978 (age 41–42) Beijing |
Nationality | Chinese |
Education | High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China Peking University (B.S., Computer Science, 2000) Harvard University (M.S., Computer Science, 2002)[1] |
Occupation | Business Executive |
Known for | President of Didi Chuxing |
Relatives | Liu Chuanzhi (father) |
After joining Didi Dache, she led the strategic merger between Didi Dache and its main competitor Kuaidi Dache which then created a new car hailing company named Didi Kuaidi (later rebranded as Didi Chuxing) in 2015.[4]
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.[5] She received an honorary Doctor of Commercial Science from New York University. [6]
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.[7] 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.[8] According to DiDi, she is now fine and "has been in all-in mode for quite some time".[9]
After being named one of the "50 Most Powerful Moms of 2016"[10] by Working Mother, Liu spoke about how she balanced working for DiDi with her relationship with her three kids.
References
- "Profile: Jean Liu", Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Alumni Council
- 宋静丽. "Didi Chuxing receives $600m investment from China Life Insurance - Business - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
- "Tencent-Backed Didi Dache Pursues Buses, Government Cars After Daughter of Lenovo's Liu Chuanzhi Joined". Forbes.
- Clover, Charles; Hook, Leslie. "Jean Liu: Splashing the cash". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
- "Jean Liu: She Was Asked to Sing Céline Dion in a Job Interview, Now She's Uber's Greatest Threat in China". NextShark.
- Communications, NYU Web. "Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Speak at NYU's 186th Commencement". Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- "Boss of Didi Kuaidi in mainland China gets treated for breast cancer". Retrieved 2016-09-08.
- 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.
- Clover, Charles; Hook, Leslie. "Jean Liu: Splashing the cash". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
- "Introducing the 50 Most Powerful Moms of 2016". Retrieved 2016-09-08.