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This list showcases the top Beijing based CEO’ operating in the Security space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.

Hongyi Zhou
Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Qihoo 360 Technology
Hongyi Zhou is a co-founder of Qihu 360 and served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the company since August 2006. Zhou counts over ten years of managerial and operational experience in China’s Internet industry. Prior to founding the company, Zhou was a partner at IDG Ventures Capital since September 2005, a global network of venture capital funds, where he assisted small- to medium-sized software companies in sourcing funding to support their growth. Zhou also functioned as CEO of Yahoo China from January 2004 to August 2005. In 1998 Zhou founded www.3721.com, a company engaged in Internet search and online marketing business in China, and served as its Chairman and CEO until the company was acquired by Yahoo China in January 2004. In 1995. Zhou is the recepient of many accolades and awards. In 2010, CEO & CIO magazine named Zhou as “”New Economic Figure in the Next 10 Years””. He was also awarded the “”Top 100 CYzone Entrepreneurs””, “”China’s Top 25 Outstanding Entrepreneurs”” and “”Entrepreneur of the Year”” awards during the 2009 CYzone Annual Summit hosted by CYzone in Shanghai. Zhou received his Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Software in 1992 and obtained a Master’s Degree in System Engineering in 1995 from Xi’an Jiaotong University, China.
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About Qihoo 360 Technology, Sundar: Qihoo 360 Technology offers internet and mobile security products, online advertising and internet value-added services in China.

Andy Yin
Co-Founder and CEO of Cloudwise
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About Cloudwise: Cloudwise is an innovative collaboration designed to give third sector organizations access to the benefits of cloud computing.

Feng Xue
Founder and CEO of ThreatBook
Feng Xue is the founder and CEO of ThreatBook, which is China’s first threat intelligence company. Feng was the CISO for Amazon China where he led the overall security strategy. Before that he was the Director of Internet Security at Microsoft. Feng is also a frequent speaker at International security conferences, including Black Hat, Blue Hat and XCon.
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About ThreatBook: ThreatBook is China’s first security threat intelligence company.
Yuan Dawei
Founder and CEO of Coldlar
Dawei Yuan, graduated from the Department of Mathematics, China University of Petroleum, one of the TOP 100 universities in China. With his great sensitivity in numbers, as an early adopter and believer in Blochchain tech, he co-founded Huobi in 2013. It was him who built the customer service team and operation team of Huobi, and he was also deeply involved in the product design, project operation and promotion. He worked and resigned as COO of Huobi until 2015 to start his own business. Academic Member of Fintech Innovation Lab, Peking University.
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About Coldlar: Coldlar is a technology company dedicated to the solutions for the safe storage of cryptoassets.
Guo Xiao Peng
Founder and CEO of Trusfort
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About Trusfort: Trusfort is a professional service security service provider in the world.
Wang Liwei
CEO of 360 Mobile Security
Wang Liwei is the Chief Executive Officer at 360 Mobile Security Ltd.
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About 360 Mobile Security: 360 Mobile Security developes mobile antivirus and performance applications.

Yaxuan Qi
CEO of Yunshan Networks
Qi Yaxuan comes from Tsinghua University, member of TEEC(Tsinghua Entrepreneur and Executive Club), has led the first SDN scientific experiments group in China. As CEO and Founder of Yunshan Networks, Yaxuan is responsible in setting company strategy and product blueprint. Moreover he is trying to influent SDN trends in China and delivering concept of “SDN in China” to the world with his passion and seasoned network comprehension.
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About Yunshan Networks: Yunshan is a leading Software-Defined Networking and IBN service provider, focuses on software-defined data center networking innovation.
Eric Yu
Founder & CEO of Global Tone Communication
ERIC YU is the Founder & CEO of Global Tone Communication Technology Co., Ltd. (GTCOM). GTCOM is a world-leading big data and artificial intelligence company. With advanced NLP and sematic computing technologies, it collects, mines and analyzes massive global data, builds industrial knowledge graphs, algorithm models and visualization platforms for finance, technology, industry, smart city, national security, consulting and multiple other sectors, and provides global corporate users with comprehensive cutting-edge scenario-based solutions powered by big data and AI.
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About Global Tone Communication: Global Tone Communication Technology is a leading language service and technology provider.
Benfeng Chen
Co-Founder, CEO of Redcore Times
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About Redcore Times: Redcore Times is the world’s leading provider of enterprise browser and mobile solutions.
Bing Liu
Founder & CEO of Moyunsec.com
Mr. Bing Liu serves as Founder and Chief Executive Officer at VACKBOT.
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About Moyunsec.com: Moyunsec.com is a Chinese network security service provider
JJ Zeng
Co-Founder and CEO of IDsManager
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About IDsManager: IDsManager is a cloud identity service platform.
Kehan Tian
CEO of Light Theto
Dr. Kehan Tian is CEO at Light Theto Beijing Science and Technology Development Co. He is responsible for the company’s overall strategy, as well as technology development. Prior to the establishment of Yu Guang, 8 years of work in IBM, as (professor level) senior scientist / technical manager, with more than 50 patents for inventions. Tsinghua University has a master’s degree in precision instruments and master’s degree。
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About Light Theto: Reinlight is a diffraction optical solutions provider.
George Zhang
CEO of Whispering Syscloud
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About Whispering Syscloud: Syscloud is a new high-tech enterprise whose core business is providing cloud exchange network service.