Liu Qiangdong, founder, chairman of the board and CEO of JD.com, was born in Suqian, Jiangsu Province in 1974 and graduated from the Department of Sociology of Renmin University of China in 1996. From September of the same year to May 1998, he worked as a distributor manager at the Beijing branch of Shenzhen Ribao Laifu, a Japanese-funded enterprise.

On June 18, 1998, he rented a counter in Zhongguancun, Beijing with an initial capital of 12,000 yuan to sell optical magnetic products, founded JD.com and served as general manager.

In early 2004, he officially entered the field of e-commerce and founded "JD Multimedia Network" (the predecessor of JD.com).

Under his leadership, JD.com has developed into a group company covering three major business sectors: e-commerce, finance and logistics, with more than 170,000 formal employees, and was listed on the Nasdaq in the United States in May 2014.

In July 2015, JD.com was selected into the Nasdaq 100 Index and the Nasdaq 100 Average Weighted Index for its high growth.

In July 2018, JD.com was listed in the Fortune Global 500 for the third time, ranking 181st, and ranked third among Internet companies in the world, second only to Amazon and Alphabet.

Mr. Liu Qiangdong has a profound and forward-looking understanding of the development of the Internet industry and technology, and has a broad strategic vision and pattern. He has always been committed to using Internet means to reduce the cost of traditional industries, improve business efficiency and improve user experience. Innovatively adopting self-built logistics to carry out e-commerce, always adhering to the business philosophy of authentic goods, attaching great importance to the intellectual property protection of partners, and actively fighting against infringement and counterfeiting, which has also helped JD.com win the trust and support of more than 300 million middle-class users and more than 100,000 top cooperative brands.

Mr. Liu Qiangdong led JD.com to vigorously develop rural e-commerce and targeted poverty alleviation, and continuously contributed to society in terms of promoting employment, improving social efficiency, and feeding back to the real economy. At the same time, he actively fulfilled his social responsibilities, participated in social welfare, and gained good social credibility.

In 2015, Mr. Liu Qiangdong was selected as one of the "50 Greatest Leaders in the World" by Fortune, and in 2017, Mr. Liu Qiangdong won the "National Poverty Alleviation Award Dedication Award".