Lin Bin
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Lin Bin | |
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Born | 1968 (age 55–56) |
Nationality | Chinese |
Alma mater | Sun Yat-sen University Drexel University |
Lin Bin (born 1968) is a Chinese billionaire entrepreneur, co-founder and vice chairman of Xiaomi.[1]
Lin graduated from the radio electronics department of the Sun Yat-sen University. Later he received a master of science in computer science from Drexel University.[1][2]
After graduation, Lin started at Microsoft, where he worked on Internet Explorer.[1] From 2006 to 2010, he worked as an engineering director at Google and served as Vice President of Google China’s Engineering Research Institute.[3] In 2010 Lin co-founded Xiaomi together with Lei Jun and five other individuals, serving as president of the company.[4] After previously stepping down from his role, in 2019 he became the vice chairman of the company.[5]
Lin Bin made the 2022 Forbes Billionaires List with an estimated wealth of $5.1 billion and occupied the 536th position.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Lin Bin". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ^ Russell Flannery (2015-03-04). "2015 Forbes Billionaires China Shout-Out: Xiaomi's Bin Lin". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ^ Shu, Catherine (29 August 2013). "Xiaomi, What Americans Need To Know". TechCrunch. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ Clover, Charles (11 November 2014). "Chinese tech: Selling to the next billion". www.ft.com. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ Anmol Sachdeva (2019-12-02). "Xiaomi Co-founder Lei Jun Steps Down as China President Amid Leadership Reshuffle". Beebom. Retrieved 2022-04-21.