International Advisory Board

Eric Jing

Eric Jing (1)

Eric Jing 

Chairman, Ant Group;
Chairman, Ant International
 


Mr. Eric Jing is the Chairman of Ant Group. He joined Alibaba Group in 2007 and was appointed President of Ant Group in June 2015. Eric served as the Chairman and CEO of Ant Group from April 2018 to February 2025.

Under his leadership, Ant Group has grown into a world-leading internet open platform that delivers inclusive digital financial products, lifestyle services, and technological solutions to billions of consumers and SMEs through constant innovation and strategic partnerships globally.

Mr. Jing serves as a senior advisor to the World Bank's Identification for Development (ID4D) Initiative and is a board member of the Young Global Leaders Foundation at the World Economic Forum. He has also served on various high-level advisory boards, including the UN Secretary-General’s Digital Taskforces and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Mr. Jing received his Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the College of Economics & Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1994. In 2005, he obtained his Master's degree in Business Administration after completing the EMBA program at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, U.S.

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