• Changxun Sun

    Chairman of the board and Chief Executive Officer

    Mr. Changxun Sun is our founder and has served as the chairman of our board of directors and our chief executive officer since our inception. Prior to founding our company, Mr. Sun served as the chief engineer and vice president of research and development of Beijing Hisunsray Information Technology Co., Ltd. from August 2000 to August 2013. From July 1998 to August 2000, Mr. Sun served as a software engineer at the research and development center of PCI-Suntek Technology Co. Ltd. (SHEX: 600728). Mr. Sun received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 1998, and an MBA from Tsinghua University in 2009.

  • Yipeng Li

    Chief Financial Officer, Director

    Mr. Yipeng Li has served as our chief financial officer since May 2020. Mr. Li has also served as an independent director and chairman of audit committee of the board of Lizhi Inc. (Nasdaq: LIZI) since January 2020. Prior to joining us, Mr. Li served as the chief financial officer of Sunlands Technology Group (NYSE: STG) from September 2017 to April 2020. Mr. Li served as the chief financial officer of Alibaba Health Information Technology Limited (HKEx: 241), a subsidiary of Alibaba Group, from September 2015 to September 2017. Prior to that, he was the chief financial officer at Jiuxian.com, a leading online platform for alcohol offerings from March 2015 to August 2015. From June 2010 to February 2015, Mr. Li served as the vice president of iQIYI, Inc. (Nasdaq: IQ), in charge of its financial and legal department. Mr. Li received his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Simon Fraser University in 2002. Mr. Li is a member of Chinese Institution of Certified Public Accountants.

  • Xiegang Xiong

    Chief Product Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Director

    Mr. Xiegang Xiong has served as our chief product officer since November 2018 and our chief technology officer since May 2020. Prior to joining us, Mr. Xiong served as the chief technology officer of Avaya Greater China from April 2012 to October 2018. From May 2000 to March 2012, Mr. Xiong served as a product director at the UC&C product department of Cisco China. From April 1999 to April 2000, Mr. Xiong served as a system engineer manager of Lucent Technologies, Inc. Mr. Xiong received his bachelor’s degree in exploration engineering from Chengdu University of Technology in July 1992, and his master’s degree in exploration engineering from China University of Geosciences in July 1995.

  • Kui Zhou

    Director

    Mr. Kui Zhou has served as our director since June 2016. Mr. Zhou is a partner at Sequoia Capital China who has been focusing on early investments in technology, media, telecom and healthcare industries. Currently Mr. Zhou serves as a director of each of IngageApp, Pony AI, Dada Nexus, Eversec, Winona, Ju Shui Tan Technology and iRay Technology Company Limited. Prior to joining Sequoia in 2005, Mr. Zhou spent many years at Lenovo Group. He received his master’s degree in business administration from Tsinghua University in 2000.

  • Qingsheng Zheng

    Director

    Mr. Qingsheng Zheng has served as our director since February 2015. Mr. Zheng has served as a partner at Sequoia Capital China since October 2014, focusing on investments in consumer internet and enterprise. Prior to joining Sequoia, Mr. Zheng served as a partner and director of Trustbridge from 2007 to 2014. Mr. Zheng also worked for Shanda Interactive, BearingPoint, IBM and PwC from 1999 to 2007. Mr. Zheng received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Fudan University in 1999.

  • Adam J. Zhao

    Independent Director

    Mr. Adam J. Zhao has served as our independent director since May 2022. Mr. Zhao was the chief financial officer and board secretary of PapayaMobile from January 2015 to February 2021. Prior to joining PapayaMobile, Mr. Zhao served as the chief financial officer and board secretary of Country Style Cooking Restaurant Chain Co., Ltd., a prior NYSE-listed company, from January 2012 to November 2014. Prior to that, Mr. Zhao served as a vice president of Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Company Limited, a prior Nasdaq-listed company, from August 2007 to December 2011. From 2004 to 2007, Mr. Zhao was the chief financial officer of Digital Media Group, which was acquired by VisionChina Media Inc., a prior Nasdaq-listed company. Mr. Zhao’s earlier experiences included portfolio management positions at New Hope Capital and serving as an investment director at a Hong Kong investment company. Mr. Zhao also served as an independent director of Jumei International Holding Limited, a prior NYSE-listed company, from 2015 to 2020, and an independent director of eLong, Inc, a prior Nasdaq-listed company, from 2015 to 2018. Mr. Zhao received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Beijing International Studies University in 1989 and his MBA from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2003.

  • Cheng Luo

    Chief Executive Officer Assistant, Director

    Mr. Cheng Luo has served as our chief executive officer assistant since June 2015. Prior to joining us, Mr. Luo served various positions at Jinluo Group, Linksus Digiwork, Attention Communication Group and ZenithOptimedia, focusing on brand and public relations management. Mr. Luo received his bachelor degree in law from Peking University in June 2004.

  • Tim Yimin Liu

    Independent Director

    Mr. Tim Yimin Liu has served as our independent director since May 2022. Mr. Liu has served as a partner at Global Law Office since July 2020. Before joining Global Law Office, Mr. Liu served as a partner of Beijing DHH Law Firm from May 2018 to June 2020. From September 2013 to May 2018, Mr. Liu served as an in-house legal counsel of the China subsidiary of Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN). Mr. Liu worked with Morrison & Foerster, Clifford Chance, Nixon Peabody and Mori Hamada & Matsumoto in his early years of legal practice. Mr. Liu received his bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature from Sichuan International Studies University in 1999. Mr. Liu received his LL.B. degree in Chinese laws from Tsinghua University in 2002, his LL.M. degree in corporate laws from New York University School of Law in 2007. Mr. Liu went to Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business for MBA in Finance program in 2011.

  • Ziguang Gao

    Independent Director

    Ziguang Gao has served as our independent director since May 2021. Mr. Gao has served various positions at Xiaomi Corporation (HKEx: 1810), including vice president, since February 2014. Prior to that, Mr. Gao served various positions at Tencent (HKEx: 700) from August 2004 to January 2014, including engineer, expert engineer and project manager, focusing on products including QQ, Soso, Tencent Weibo and WeSee. Mr. Gao received his bachelor’s degree in computer science and technology from Xi’an Jiaotong University in July 2004 and an MBA from Tsinghua University in July 2010.