Shou Zi Chew
Shou Zi Chew (Chinese: 周受资; pinyin: Zhōu Shòuzī; born 1 January 1983) is a Singaporean businessman and entrepreneur who has served as chief executive officer (CEO) of TikTok since 2021. Early life and education
Chew was born on 1 January 1983 in Singapore. His father reportedly worked in construction while his mother was a bookkeeper. Upon graduating from Hwa Chong Institution, Chew went on to serve National Service in which he was a commissioned officer in the Singapore Armed Forces. After his military service, Chew went on to study at University College London, where he graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Economics degree. In 2010, he completed a Master of Business Administration degree at Harvard Business School, and while there completed a summer internship at Facebook prior to its IPO. Career
After graduating from University College London in 2006, Chew worked at Goldman Sachs in London for two years as a banker before he joined Yuri Milner's venture capital firm DST Global. At Russian investment firm DST Global, Chew led investment into JD.com, Alibaba, and Xiaomi. He also led a team of early investors in ByteDance in 2013. In 2015, Chew joined smartphone giant Xiaomi as its chief financial officer. In 2019, he became Xiaomi's foreign business president. In March 2021, Chew joined ByteDance as its chief financial officer. He subsequently replaced TikTok CEO Kevin A. Mayer, who left the ByteDance subsidiary after three months on the job. In March 2023, Chew testified before the U.S. Congress regarding the legislative effort to ban TikTok in the United States. Personal life
Chew is married to Vivian Kao, an American of Taiwanese descent. They met in 2008 while studying at Harvard Business School. The couple have two children, and live in Singapore. References

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1983 births
Living people
21st-century Singaporean businesspeople
People from Singapore
ByteDance people
Alumni of University College London
Harvard Business School alumni
Chief financial officers