Shou Zi Chew
Singaporean business executive (born 1983) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shou Zi Chew (Chinese: 周受资; born 1 January 1983) is a Singaporean business executive who has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of TikTok, an online video platform owned by Chinese company ByteDance, since 2021.[1][2][3]
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| Born | 1 January 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Business executive | ||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2006–present | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Spouse | Vivian Kao | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 周受资 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 周受資 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | tiktok | ||||||||||||||||||
Early life and education
Chew was born on 1 January 1983 in Singapore.[4] His father reportedly worked in construction and his mother in bookkeeping.[5] Upon graduating from Hwa Chong Institution,[5] Chew went on to serve National Service in the Singapore Armed Forces.[5]
After his military service, Chew went on to study at University College London in England.[6] He graduated from the college in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science in economics.[7] In 2010, he completed a Master of Business Administration degree at Harvard Business School,[8] and while there completed a summer internship at Facebook prior to its IPO.[9]
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After graduating from University College London in 2006, he stayed on in London to work as a banker for the Goldman Sachs Group for two years before he joined Yuri Milner's venture capital firm DST Global.[5] At the Russian investment firm DST Global,[10][11][12] Chew led investment into JD.com, Alibaba, and Xiaomi.[10][11][12] He also led a team of early investors in ByteDance in 2013.[5]
In 2015, Chew joined Xiaomi as its chief financial officer.[5] In 2019, he became Xiaomi's foreign business president.[5]
In March 2021, Chew joined ByteDance as its chief financial officer.[13][14] He subsequently replaced TikTok CEO Kevin A. Mayer,[15] who left the ByteDance subsidiary after three months on the job.[16]
In March 2023, Chew testified before the United States Congress regarding the legislative effort to ban TikTok in the United States.[17] Following the testimony, then senator Marco Rubio requested the U.S. Department of Justice investigate Chew for perjury.[18][19] Chew testified again in January 2024, during a United States Senate Judiciary Committee hearing regarding legislation on child internet safety.[20]
He was the honorary chairperson of the 2024 Met Gala as TikTok was the lead sponsor of the event.[21][22] Chew was recognized as one of the most impactful Asians in 2024 by Gold House.[23]
On 24 April 2024, President of the United States Joe Biden signed a bill[24] that required TikTok be sold or face a ban in the US. However, after the 2024 election and before any ban took effect, President Biden decided to leave enforcement of the law in the hands of the incoming Trump administration. This resulted in TikTok being temporarily disabled and removed from app stores in the United States[25][26] until 20 January 2025, when President Donald Trump signed an executive order delaying the app's ban for 75 days, pending a possible sale of ownership.[27][28][29] Chew was present at Trump's inauguration.[30]
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