Robin Li, founder, chairman and CEO of Baidu, graduated from Peking University with a major in information management, who afterwards went to State University of New York located in Buffalo, America, to complete his master's degree in computer science.

In 2005, Baidu successfully listed on NASDAQ. In 2013, Robin Li was elected as a member of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and concurrently served as vice chairman of the 11th All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, president of China Cultural Chamber of Commerce for the Private Sector, vice chairman of Internet Society of China and vice chairman of Beijing Association for Science and Technology. In 2018, Robin Li was awarded the title and the medal of Reform Pioneer.