Shou Zi Chew
Singaporean business executive (born 1983)
Shou Zi Chew (Chinese: 周受资; pinyin: Zhōu Shòuzī; born 1 January 1983) is a Singaporean business executive who has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of TikTok, an online video platform owned by Chinese company ByteDance, since 2021. He was also the previously chief financial officer (CFO) of Xiaomi.2
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Born Jan 1, 1983.1
Early life and education
- Date not recordedUniversity College London bachelor's degree; economics3
- Date not recordedHwa Chong Institution3
- Date not recordedHarvard Business School Master of Business Administration3
Chew was born on 1 January 1983 in Singapore. His father reportedly worked in construction and his mother in bookkeeping. Upon graduating from Hwa Chong Institution, Chew went on to serve National Service in the Singapore Armed Forces.
After his military service, Chew went on to study at University College London in England. He graduated from the college in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science in economics. In 2010, he completed a Master of Business Administration degree at Harvard Business School, and while there completed a summer internship at Facebook prior to its IPO.
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Career
Occupation: intern, military officer, manager, businessperson, investment banker, chief financial officer, chief executive officer.6
- Since 2021Worked at TikTok4
- Since 2021Chief executive, TikTok Inc.5
- Since 2021Worked at ByteDance4
- Date not recordedWorked at Xiaomi4
- Date not recordedWorked at DST Global4
After graduating from University College London in 2006, he stayed on in London to work as an investment banker for Goldman Sachs for two years before he joined Yuri Milner's venture capital firm DST Global as a partner. At the Russian investment firm DST Global, Chew led investment into JD.com, Alibaba, and Xiaomi. He also led a team of early investors in ByteDance in 2013.
In 2015, Chew joined Xiaomi as its chief financial officer. In 2019, he became Xiaomi's foreign business president.
In March 2021, Chew joined ByteDance as its chief financial officer. He subsequently replaced TikTok CEO Kevin A. Mayer, who left the ByteDance subsidiary after four months on the job.
In March 2023, Chew testified before the United States Congress regarding the legislative effort to ban TikTok in the United States. Following the testimony, then senator Marco Rubio requested the U.S. Department of Justice investigate Chew for perjury. Chew testified again in January 2024, during a United States Senate Judiciary Committee hearing regarding legislation on child internet safety.
He was the honorary chairperson of the 2024 Met Gala as TikTok was the lead sponsor of the event. Chew was recognized as one of the most impactful Asians in 2024 by Gold House. In December 2024, Chew met with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago to lobby against a ban of TikTok under the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. Chew was present at Trump's inauguration.
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Personal life
Chew is married to Vivian Kao, a Taiwanese American businesswoman. They met as classmates at Harvard.
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