Summary
Lei Chen is a technology executive and founder with over a decade of experience building cloud, big data and shared-computing platforms, currently serving as CEO of Xunlei and CEO of its cloud arm, Onething Technologies. He previously led Tencent Cloud and held R&D roles at Google and Microsoft, combining deep systems engineering (Golang, PHP, Node.js) with strategic product leadership. Known for pioneering CDN, cloud and blockchain innovations in China, he has been recognized repeatedly as an industry luminary and speaker at forums like Boao. His background—Tsinghua undergrad and a computer science master’s from UT Austin—pairs academic rigor with hands-on engineering, and he uniquely bridges Western cloud research experience with large-scale consumer internet and platform businesses in China.
12 years of coding experience
Master's degree, Master's degree at The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor's degree at Tsinghua University