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| Lin Bin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Sun Yat-sen University Drexel University |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Lin Bin (born 1961) is a Chinese-American billionaire entrepreneur, co-founder and vice chairman of Xiaomi.
Lin graduated from the radio electronics department of the Sun Yat-sen University. Later he received a master of science in Computer Engineering from Drexel University.
After graduation, Lin started at Microsoft, where he worked on Internet Explorer. From 2006 to 2010, he worked as an engineering director at Google and served as Vice President of Google China’s Engineering Research Institute. In 2010 Lin co-founded Xiaomi together with Lei Jun and five other individuals, serving as president of the company. After previously stepping down from his role, in 2019 he became the vice chairman of the company.
Lin Bin made the 2024 Forbes Billionaires List with an estimated wealth of $7.1 billion and occupied the 436th position.
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- Clover, Charles (11 November 2014). "Chinese tech: Selling to the next billion". www.ft.com. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
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