# Eddie Wu: CEO, Alibaba Group

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CEO of Alibaba Group since September 2023 and one of its 19 co-founders (1999). Alibaba's first programmer; served as CTO of Alipay, CTO of Taobao, and head of Alibaba's search/advertising/mobile business. Founded Vision Plus Capital, a venture capital firm, in 2015. Graduated from Zhejiang University of Technology (1996). Has driven Alibaba's pivot toward AI, spending CN¥81 billion on capex in his first 15 months and backing Moonshot AI, MiniMax, and Zhipu AI.

- **Nationality:** Singapore

## Current roles (1)

- [Alibaba Group](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/alibaba-group.md) CEO (co-founder)

## Sources (5)

1. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/20/who-is-alibabas-new-ceo-eddie-wu-and-chairman-joe-tsai.html
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Wu
3. https://www.alibabagroup.com/about-alibaba-leadership-1637927598568767488
4. https://www.ft.com/content/df2bccee-1730-402f-bb92-9d743018324f
5. https://www.businessinsider.com/alibaba-new-ceo-eddie-wu-cofounder-jack-ma-2023-6


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