Wang Jian, born in October 1962, is a Chinese computer scientist. He currently serves as the Chief Technology Officer of Alibaba Group and is an editor of Communications of the ACM.

Wang received his bachelor's degree in 1984 and his doctor's degree in 1990 from Hangzhou University. He then joined the university's faculty, becoming a professor in 1992 and serving as director of the Department of Psychology from 1994 to 1998. In 1996, he was a visiting professor at New York State University.