Zhang Xin (businesswoman)
| Zhang Xin | |
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| Born |
24 August 1965 Beijing, China |
| Alma mater |
University of Sussex University of Cambridge |
| Occupation | CEO, SOHO China |
| Net worth |
 US$ 3.6 billion (May 2015) |
| Spouse(s) | Pan Shiyi |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | www |
Zhang Xin (simplified Chinese: 张欣; traditional Chinese: 張欣; pinyin: Zhāng Xīn, born 1965) is a Chinese business magnate. She is co-founder and CEO of SOHO China, the largest prime office commercial real estate developer in Beijing and Shanghai. SOHO China has developed over 54 million square feet in projects in Beijing and Shanghai. Her collaborations with world-renowned architects have resulted in iconic landmark buildings that transformed Chinese skylines. In 2014 SOHO China launched “SOHO 3Q” pioneering the concept of coworking in China.
As of 2014, Zhang Xin is listed as the 62nd most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.
As one of China's most celebrated female entrepreneurs, Zhang Xin has an online following of over 10 million fans on Sina Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter.
Zhang Xin and her husband Pan Shiyi founded the SOHO China Foundation in 2005 as a philanthropic organization to engage in education focused initiatives to alleviate poverty. In July 2014, the SOHO China Foundation announced the SOHO China Scholarships a US $100 million initiative to endow financial aid scholarships at leading international universities.
The SOHO China Foundation signed a US $15 million gift agreement with Harvard University in July 2014, and a US $10 million gift agreement with Yale University in October 2014.
In the 1950s, Zhang Xin's parents, second generation Burmese Chinese, left Burma and immigrated to China. There, they worked as translators at the Foreign Languages Press. They separated during the Cultural Revolution.
Born in Beijing in 1965, Zhang Xin moved to Hong Kong at the age of 14 with her mother and lived in a room just big enough for two bunk beds. To save for an education abroad, she worked for five years in small factories that made garment and electronic products.
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