# Li Zexiang: person

Canonical ID: `c1e37a66-c89c-4461-a294-ab2135f862b9`

HKUST robotics and automation professor who mentored Frank Wang, became an early backer of DJI, and serves as the company's chairman; his role is investor/chairman and academic mentor, not day-to-day operational.

- **Nationality:** Chinese
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Current roles (1)

- [DJI](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/dji.md) Chairman (non-operational); mentor & early investor (secondary-verified)

## Board seats (1)

- [DJI](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/dji.md) chair

## Education (2)

- Carnegie Mellon University BS, Electrical Engineering & Economics
- University of California, Berkeley MS Mathematics; PhD EECS

## Sources (1)

1. https://seng.hkust.edu.hk/news/20190124/prof-li-zexiang-life-engineering-research-education-and-entrepreneurship


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