Who Is Vivian Kao?: Meet Chew Shou Zi Wife

Who Is Vivian Kao?: Meet Chew Shou Zi Wife: Chew Shou Zi is a Singaporean entrepreneur born on January 1, 1983.

He was a Hwa Chong alumnus and was an officer in the Singapore Armed Forces during his national service (NS).

After completing national service, he attended University College London where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in economics.

He stayed in London to work as a banker for the Goldman Sachs Group. In 2010, he went to Harvard Business School to study for a master of business administration (MBA).

Chew Shou Zi interned at Facebook when the social media platform was still a start-up and then joined venture capital firm DST Global where he led a team that is an early investor in ByteDance in 2013.

In 2015, Chew joined Xiaomi as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and later became Xiaomi’s international business president in 2019.

In March 2021, Mr. Chew joined TikTok’s parent company, China-based ByteDance, as its first chief financial officer (CFO). In May of that year, he was appointed TikTok’s chief executive.

He replaced TikTok’s former chief executive, Mr. Kevin Mayer, who left the company after only 3 months as the company faced pressure from US lawmakers over security risks.

In March 2023, Chew Shou Zi hit major headlines when it was reported that, TikTok’s chief executive will be questioned by lawmakers in Washington on Thursday, March 23 with the app’s US future in severe doubt.

Chew Shou Zi is set to face tough scrutiny over TikTok’s data practices and alleged links with the Chinese authorities. The US lawmakers are assessing whether TikTok is a national security threat.

The Biden administration wants TikTok’s Chinese owners to sell their stakes in the business or face a complete ban in the United States of America.