Dr. Charles Zhang, Ph.D.

Overview

Dr. Zhang is our Founder and has been Chairman of our Board and Chief Executive Officer since August 1996. Dr. Zhang also served as President from August 1996 until July 2004. Prior to founding Sohu, Dr. Zhang worked for Internet Securities Inc. and helped establish its China operations. Prior to that, he worked as Massachusetts Institute of Technology's liaison officer with China. Dr. Zhang has a Ph.D in experimental physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science degree from Tsinghua University in Beijing. Dr. Zhang is a native of the People's Republic of China.