Chen Tianqiao

Chen Tianqiao — founder profiled in the Chinese Founder Ledger — is documented as follows: fudan University economics graduate who founded online gaming company Shanda in 1999 with family members, grew it into China's largest internet company by market capitalization by 2004, took it private in 2012, and now runs Shanda Group as a family investment firm while funding brain-science research through the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute. The profile is grounded in the 2 sources indexed for this founder.

Chen Tianqiao's role is documented as: founder, Chairman and CEO, Shanda Group Confirmed as Founder, Chairman and CEO of Shanda Group per the company's own team page (research date: 2026-08-23).