Changpeng Zhao

Changpeng Zhao is a well-known Chinese Canadian entrepreneur who is also known to be the founder of Binance, established in 2017 alongside Yi He, It is the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the world based on trading sector and volume. Before this, CZ served as the Head of Development at Blockchain.info and later worked at OKCoin as the Chief Technology Officer. Under CZ’s leadership, Binance launched an ICO( initial coin offering ) that was able to successfully raise $15 million and rapidly became the largest exchange within a few months. Changpeng has always been an advocate for decentralized finance and blockchain Technology. Changpeng is a top blockchain speaker to is actively initiating contributions in the development of the rapidly growing crypto and blockchain space, where he recently attended the Token2049 Singapore event to share his insights on the tech.

 

Personal Details:
Born: 1977
Organization: Binance
Location: UAE
Education: Changpeng graduated with a BSc. A degree in computer science from McGill University 

Experience:

• CEO of Binance from Jul 2017 to Nov 2023
• Founder- Bijie Tech from Sep 2015 to Jul 2017
• Head of Development - Blockchain from 2013 to 2014
• Partner - Fusion Systems from Nov 2005 to Dec 2013
• Head of Trade Book Futures Development- Bloomberg from 2001 to 2005