Tianqiao Chen
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Tianqiao Chen

China 53 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Online games
Industry
Technology
Residence
Atherton, California
Education
Fudan University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
Marital Status
Married
Children
2

Assets

  • Alphabet
    560,000 shares @ -
    -
    GOOGL-US
  • Community Health Sys
    27,484,000 shares @ -
    -
    CYH-US
  • Happen, Inc.
    19,563,000 shares @ -
    -
    HAPN-US
  • HERCULES CAPITAL INC
    3,506,000 shares @ -
    -
    HTGC-US
  • KKR & Co.
    800,000 shares @ -
    -
    KKR-US

Biography

Chen Tianqiao is the founder, chairman and CEO of Shanda Investment Group, founded in 1999 by Chen and his family.

Chen is credited with having pioneered and built the online game industry and the online literature industry in China.

Chen stepped down as CEO of Shanda Interactive Entertainment in 2012 and then took the company private.

Chen and his wife Chrissy are active philanthropists, supporting research programs on brain science. Chen commits $1 billion to support global research on the human brain.

Chen cofounded Gestala, China's First Ultrasonic Brain Computer Interface Company in January 2026.