Xueji (Jerry) Wang
Xueji (Jerry) Wang
Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Director

Xueji (Jerry) Wang is our founder and currently serves as a director and our chief executive officer. Prior to founding the Company, Mr. Wang founded PHPWind, one of the most popular open source forums software in China, in 2003. In 2006, Mr. Wang established Hangzhou Detian Information Technology Co., Ltd. to officially commercialize PHPWind business from 2006 to May 2008. In May 2008, PHPWind was acquired by Hangzhou Ali Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary or consolidated affiliated entity of Alibaba Group Holding Limited (a company listed on the NYSE, symbol: BABA, and secondary listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 9988) (together with its subsidiaries and its consolidated affiliated entities, “Alibaba Group”). From May 2008 to February 2014, Mr. Wang worked at Alibaba Group, where he served as a senior director and he was responsible for leading and launching a number of major technology and product innovations for Alibaba Cloud and Alipay, including Alibaba’s QR code payment system. Mr. Wang received a bachelor’s degree in information and computational science from Zhejiang Sci-Tech University in the PRC in June 2005. Mr. Wang was recognized by Forbes as a member of China’s Thirty Entrepreneurs under 30 in February 2012, and was named by Fortune China as one of China’s Forty Business Elites under 40 in April 2021.

Liaohan (Leo) Chen
Liaohan (Leo) Chen
Founder, President, Director

Liaohan (Leo) Chen is our founder and currently serves as a director and our president. Prior to co-founding the Company, Mr. Chen is the co-founder of PHPWind. Mr. Chen served as the management at Hangzhou Detian Information Technology Co., Ltd. from 2006 to May 2008. Mr. Chen served as an operations director at Alibaba Group, where he worked on Alibaba Cloud and Alibaba’s O2O business, leading the application of technology and business operation, from May 2008 to May 2014. Mr. Chen received a bachelor’s degree in information and computing science from Zhejiang Sci-Tech University in the PRC in June 2005, and received a master’s degree in computer applied technology from Zhejiang Sci-Tech University in the PRC in July 2010.

Yi (Alex) Yang
Yi (Alex) Yang
Director, Co-founder, Chief Operation Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Yi (Alex) Yang is our co-founder and currently serves as a director and our chief operation officer. Mr. Yang has played a pivotal role in Tuya’s growth since its startup, funding and investor relations, and strategic direction. Mr. Yang also brings extensive experience in operational leadership, including expertise relating to both business and financial management. Prior to co-founding the Company, Mr. Yang worked as a senior expert at Alibaba Group from April 2011 to May 2015, where he was responsible for developing and operating business opportunities for multiple projects including mobile payment at Alibaba’s O2O business and Alibaba Cloud. Mr. Yang received a bachelor’s degree in international business and economics from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies in the PRC in October 2004.