Researcher · Founder · Executive
Kai-Fu Lee
01.AIFounder and CEO
Sinovation VenturesChairman and CEO
🇹🇼 TaiwaneseBorn 1961
Lee helped pioneer speaker-independent speech recognition and built Microsoft Research Asia into a major training ground for Chinese AI talent. His book AI Superpowers made him a prominent interpreter of China’s technology ecosystem.
Career & education
Current roles01.AI2023-presentFounder and CEOSinovation Ventures2009-presentChairman and CEO
01.AI2023-presentSinovation Ventures2009-present
Microsoft
Google
Columbia University
Carnegie Mellon UniversityWork and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
Citation Trend
Total citations to scholarly work, including research papers, technical reports, books and theses, as recorded by Google Scholar. Each point is a dated snapshot.
citations11,564As of Jun 15, '26
citations+3Since last snapshot, Aug 25, '25
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