Researcher · Founder · Executive

Yan Junjie

YJ

Founder, Chairman, CEO and CTO at MiniMax

Yan oversees MiniMax's strategy, operations, and AI research. Before founding the company, he spent more than six years at SenseTime, including as vice president and vice-head of its research institute, and built a research record spanning computer vision and deep learning.

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Background

Current role

Founder, Chairman, CEO and CTO 2022-present

Previously

Vice President and Vice-head of Research Institute,

Education

Southeast University

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Tsinghua University

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Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.

Last editorial review: July 10, 2026

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