Zhang Lei donated US$8.88 million to the Yale School of Management, the largest alumni donation in the history of the school.[1] He also established Gaoli Academy[13] (高礼研究院) by donating money together with support from Renmin University.[3][14] In 2010, Zhang Lei donated $1.4 million to his alma mater Renmin University of China.[15] In 2017, he donated another $43 million for an education fund for the school[15] and gave the commencement speech to the graduating class of 2017.[16] Zhang started the Hillhouse Academy in association with Renmin University to prepare students in business for the technological revolution.[17] Zhang funded a low-budget docudrama called Kang Rinpoche (Paths of the Soul) in 2017.[18]