Robin Li

BS in Information Science from Peking University; MS in CS from University at Buffalo. Created the RankDex algorithm (1996) for search ranking — predating and cited by Google’s PageRank patent. Worked at Dow Jones and Infoseek. Co-founded Baidu in January 2000, building it into China’s dominant search engine (80%+ market share). NASDAQ IPO (2005). Net worth ~$5.5B.