Charles Zhang or Zhang Chaoyang was born on October 31,1964 and is a Chinese businessman, investor and the founder, chairman and current CEO of Sohu Inc.
12 Facts About Charles Zhang
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Dr Zhang is regarded as one of China's leading Internet pioneers and was named by Forbes magazine as one of the richest men in China in 2010.
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Charles Zhang's parents were residential physicians at a small arsenal near Xi'an.
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Charles Zhang had been interested in science from a very young age.
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Charles Zhang studied at the Xi'an Qinghua middle school and transferred to the Xi'an Middle School of Shaanxi Province.
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Charles Zhang was accepted to study physics at the prestigious Tsinghua University in Beijing and graduated in 1986.
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Charles Zhang then received a full CUSPEA scholarship to attend graduate school at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
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In 1993, Charles Zhang graduated from MIT with a PhD in experimental physics.
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Charles Zhang then went on to serve as MIT's liaison officer for China.
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In 1996 with the support of MIT Media Lab director Nicholas Negroponte and MIT Sloan School of Management professor Edward B Roberts, as well as venture capital, Charles Zhang founded his own company, Internet Technologies China.
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In May 1997, after meeting Yahoo founder Jerry Yang, Charles Zhang decided to transform ITC and change its name to Sohu.
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Charles Zhang managed to successfully conduct four mergers with other Chinese Internet companies to raise capital.