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Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers

Jack Ma

Also Known As Ma Yun
Founder and Executive

Jack Ma, born Ma Yun, is a Chinese businessman who co-founded Alibaba Group in Hangzhou in 1999 and built it into one of the world's largest e-commerce and technology companies, serving as its executive chairman until stepping down in 2019. A former English teacher who was rejected from dozens of jobs before turning to entrepreneurship, he also co-founded the digital payments platform Alipay and the microfinance arm Ant Group. He largely withdrew from public life after an October 2020 speech criticizing Chinese financial regulators was followed by the abrupt suspension of Ant Group's planned initial public offering and months of increased regulatory scrutiny of his businesses.

Facts
Birth Date
1964-09-10 1
Birth Year
1964 1
Birthplace
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China 1
Nationality
Chinese 1
Defining Contribution
Co-founded Alibaba Group in 1999 as a business-to-business e-commerce marketplace and built it into a multinational technology conglomerate, serving as executive chairman until 2019. 1
Notable Work
Alibaba Group 1
Connections

Associated With

Alibaba Group Initial Public Offering, Corporate Events
Source Wikipedia, Alibaba Group IPO
E-commerce Industry, Industries
Source Jack Ma (Wikipedia)
Entrepreneurship, Practice Disciplines
Platform Business Model, Business Models

Jack Ma built Alibaba as a platform connecting buyers and sellers rather than a traditional retailer holding its own inventory.

Source Jack Ma (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Nationality

China

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Sources
1. Jack Ma (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    Ma Yun (Chinese: 马云; pinyin: Mǎ Yún; born 10 September 1964), also known as Jack Ma, is a Chinese businessman and philanthropist.
  • Lead paragraph, parenthetical birth note
    born 10 September 1964
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence
    is a Chinese businessman and philanthropist
  • Lead paragraph, third sentence
    In 1999, he co-founded Alibaba Group, initially as a business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce marketplace and later expanded into a multinational conglomerate.
  • Lead paragraph, second sentence
    co-founder of Alibaba Group and Yunfeng Capital
  • Lead paragraph, opening name form
    Ma Yun
  • Associated With: Platform Business Model
  • Associated With: E-commerce Industry
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Wikidata: Jack Ma
Wikidata Q1137062, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikipedia, Alibaba Group IPO
WikipediaAssociated With: Alibaba Group Initial Public OfferingView the Source

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