Jack Ma: He is 50 years old this year.

Born in Hangzhou on September 10, 1964, his ancestral home is Gulai Town, Shengzhou, Zhejiang (formerly Sheng County). From childhood to adulthood, Jack Ma not only did not go to a first-class university, but also went to third- and fourth-rate elementary and middle schools. He took the junior high school entrance exam twice.

In 1982, when the 18-year-old Jack Ma took the college entrance examination, he failed the first time; in 1983, Jack Ma took the college entrance examination again and failed again; until 1984, he took the college entrance examination for the third time and was barely admitted to Hangzhou Normal University as a junior college student.

Motto: "Never give up"

One of the main founders of Alibaba Group. Former CEO of Alibaba, he created the e-commerce empire. He is the first mainland entrepreneur to be on the cover of Forbes magazine in more than 50 years since its founding, and was once selected as a future global leader.

On May 10, 2013, Jack Ma officially resigned as CEO of Alibaba Group and was succeeded by Daniel Zhang.

On the 11th, he announced that he would become the Chairman of the China Council of The Nature Conservancy (TNC). At the same time, Jack Ma also revealed his plans for entrepreneurship education. He is preparing for the China Entrepreneur University and strives to set it up within two years.

According to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index in August 2014, Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba Group, has a net worth of 21.8 billion US dollars, becoming the new richest man in China.