He Qiaonü Explained

He Qiaonü
Native Name:何巧女
Birth Date:29 January 1966
Birth Place:Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
Alma Mater:Beijing Forestry University
Occupation:Founder and Executive Chairman of Beijing Orient Landscape & Environment Co Ltd

He Qiaonü (; born 1966) is a Chinese businesswoman and founder of Beijing Orient Landscape & Environment Co Ltd, one of Asia's largest landscape architecture companies.[1] She has been regularly recognized as the top philanthropist in China by the China Philanthropy Research Institute of Beijing Normal University.[2]

Life

She was born in 1966 in the Zhejiang province of east China.[3] She earned a bachelor's degree from Beijing Forestry University in 1988.[3]

Her net worth is estimated at US$1.97 billion by Forbes magazine.[4] In 2011, she was ranked 7th among female Chinese billionaires.[5]

Philanthropy

She donated 2.9 billion yuan of corporate stock to charity in 2016 and became the first woman to rank as the top philanthropist in mainland China according to an annual report by the China Philanthropy Research Institute of Beijing Normal University.[2]

In 2015, she established the China Global Philanthropy Institute with Bill Gates and Ray Dalio in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province.[6]

In 2017, she announced a ten-year commitment, to Panthera and WildCRU, supporting wildlife conservation.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Forbes profile: He Qiaonv. Forbes. 6 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Education is the golden ticket. https://web.archive.org/web/20161114004824/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/world/china-watch/society/education-is-favourite-of-chinese-philanthropists/. dead. 2016-11-14.
  3. Web site: HE QIAONV: Billionaire Made her $ in Landscaping business. Andrew Vanburen (China. Correspondent).
  4. Web site: He Qiaonv & family. Forbes.
  5. Web site: 张军棉 . Top 12 wealthiest Chinese women 2011 . China.org.cn . 2011-10-10 . 2022-08-20.
  6. News: Zhu. Wenqian. Bill Gates launches institute focused on philanthropy. 17 August 2017. China Daily. 3 December 2015.
  7. News: Chinese Philanthropist to Commit $1.5 Billion to Conservation. Center. Foundation. Philanthropy News Digest (PND). 2018-02-20. en.