Zhang Xin — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-founder and former CEO of SOHO China, a major developer of prime office real estate in Beijing and Shanghai.
Founded Closer Media, a New York City-based film production company and financier.
Led SOHO China in collaborations with world-renowned architects, transforming skylines in Beijing and Shanghai.
Acquired large stakes in New York City's Park Avenue Plaza and General Motors Building.
Co-founded the SOHO China Foundation in 2005, launching the USD $100 million SOHO China Scholarships in 2014.
Listed as the 62nd most powerful woman in the world by Forbes in 2014.

Biography

Zhang Xin is a Chinese billionaire businesswoman, best known as the co-founder and former CEO of SOHO China, a leading developer of prime office real estate in Beijing and Shanghai. With her husband Pan Shiyi, she established SOHO China in 1995, overseeing collaborations with world-renowned architects that resulted in iconic landmark buildings transforming the skylines of both cities. She stepped down as CEO on September 7, 2022.