Lu Qi (computer scientist)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lu.
Lu Qi
Lu Qi in 2009
Born (1961-09-03) September 3, 1961 (age 63)[1]
Shanghai, China
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materFudan University
(B.S., M.S.)
Carnegie Mellon University
(Ph.D.)
OccupationFounder of MiraclePlus
Known forCEO of Bing, executive vice-president at Microsoft

Lu Qi (simplified Chinese: 陆奇; traditional Chinese: 陸奇; pinyin: Lù Qí; born September 3, 1961)[1][2] is a Chinese-American software executive and engineer who is the head of MiraclePlus, a startup incubator in China. Previously, Lu was the head of Y Combinator's China until it was shut down.[3] He was formerly the chief operating officer of Baidu until he stepped down in May, 2018. He has served as the executive vice president of Microsoft, leading development of Bing, Skype, and Microsoft Office, and software engineer and manager for Yahoo!'s search technology division.

  1. ^ a b "Qi Lu birthday question on email". 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-07-15.
  2. ^ Pittsburgh, A. Carnegie Mellon University Publication 5000 Forbes Avenue; Pa 15213268-2000. "Bing It On". Carnegie Mellon Today. Retrieved 2019-03-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "An update on YC China". YCombinator. Retrieved 21 November 2019.