Chen Yidan on Founding and Origins

Chen Yidan — founder profiled in the Chinese Founder Ledger — is documented as follows: co-founded Tencent in 1998 alongside Ma Huateng, Zhang Zhidong, Xu Chenye, and Zeng Liqing, serving as Chief Administrative Officer and later leading Tencent's philanthropic arm, then stepped down as CAO in March 2013 to focus on philanthropy, founding the Chen Yidan Charity Foundation, co-founding Wuhan College in 2009, and establishing the HK$2.5 billion (US$320 million) Yidan Prize in 2016 to recognize education innovators worldwide. The profile is grounded in the 2 sources indexed for this founder.

Chen Yidan was born in Huizhou, Guangdong, grew up in Shenzhen, and earned a bachelor's in applied chemistry from Shenzhen University (1993), a master's in economic law from Nanjing University (1996), and a Doctor of Business Administration from Singapore Management University (2019).

In 1998, Chen co-founded Tencent alongside Ma Huateng, Zhang Zhidong, Xu Chenye, and Zeng Liqing, serving as the company's Chief Administrative Officer.

Co-founded Tencent in 1998 and served as Chief Administrative Officer, later launching the Tencent Charity Foundation in 2007.

Stepped down as Tencent CAO in March 2013 to dedicate himself full-time to philanthropy, founding the Chen Yidan Charity Foundation and later the Yidan Prize (2016).