BIZCHINA / Zhang Chaoyang
Dr. Charles Zhang Chaoyang
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2006-03-14 10:15
Age: 41
Birthplace: Xi'an, Shaanxi
Company: Sohu Inc
Head office: Beijing
Industry: Internet portal
Dr. Charles Zhang is the founder and President of SOHU.com Inc. He also
serves as Chairman of SOHU's Board of Directors.
Born in 1964 in Xi'an city, Shaanxi province, Charles Zhang graduated
from Tsinghua University, Beijing, in 1986 and received the prestigious
CUSPEA Scholarship to pursue a graduate degree in the United States.
After receiving his Ph.D. in experimental physics from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1993, he was appointed by the former MIT
provost as the MIT liaison officer to develop strategic partnerships with
China. Charles Zhang joined Internet Securities Inc. (ISI) in November
1995 and returned to Beijing to establish the ISI China operation.
In 1996, Charles Zhang founded Internet Technologies China, later renamed
as Sohu.com Inc., and in February 1998 launched the Chinese web site
SOHU.com.
In October 1998, he was named by Time Digital as one of the world's top
fifty digital elite. He has been recognized by the World Economic Forum
as a Global Leader of Tomorrow. Dr. Zhang regularly participates in
leading international conferences, including the Fortune Global 500 Forum
(Shanghai in September 1999, Hong Kong in May 2001, Beijing in May 2005),
Fortune Magazine roundtables, and World Economic Forum meetings.
SOHU.com Inc. went public with a listing on the Nasdaq Market in July
2000.
In July 2001 Charles Zhang co-lead an executive delegation to support
Beijing's successful 2008 Olympic bid at the 112th International Olympic
Committee in Moscow. In December 2001, he joined the International
Advisory Board of the Pew Global Attitudes Survey as an inaugural member
upon the invitation by former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine K.
Albright, who chairs the project. In March 2003 Charles Zhang became a
member of All-China Federation Of Industry & Commerce. In May 2003
Charles Zhang joined the SOHU-sponsored China Mount Everest team to a
height of 6,666 meters in an expedition celebrating the 50th anniversary
of the tallest mountain's human conquest. In July 2003 Time Magazine
featured Charles Zhang as one of 15 Global Tech Gurus. SOHU was chosen in
November last year as the official Internet content sponsor of the
Beijing 2008 Olympics.
About Sohu.com
Sohu.com Inc. is China's premier online brand and indispensable to the
daily life of millions of Chinese who use the portal network for their
news, search, e-mail, wireless messaging, instant messaging, browsing,
games and shopping. Sohu has built one of the most comprehensive matrices
of Chinese language web properties and proprietary search engines,
consisting of the mass portal and leading online media destination
www.sohu.com; interactive search engine www.sogou.com; #1 online alumni
club www.chinaren.com; #1 games information portal www.17173.com; the top
real estate website www.focus.cn; wireless value-added services provider
www.goodfeel.com.cn; and leading online mapping service provider
www.go2map.com . This network of web properties offers the vast Sohu user
community very broad choices regarding information, entertainment,
communication and commerce.
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