# Tony Han: person

Canonical ID: `a3c0e81f-3086-4319-b94a-e42f05d8270d`

Founder, Chairman and CEO of WeRide; previously Chief Scientist of Baidu's autonomous-driving unit and a tenured professor at the University of Missouri. PhD from UIUC.

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

## Current roles (1)

- [WeRide](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/weride.md) Founder, Chairman & CEO (SEC-verified)

## Foundings (1)

- [WeRide](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/weride.md) (sole)

## Board seats (1)

- [WeRide](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/weride.md) chair

## Former / Previously (1)

- [Baidu](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/baidu.md) Chief Scientist, AV unit (SEC-verified)

## Education (1)

- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign PhD, ECE

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=1867729


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