Tian Tao is a member of the Huawei International Advisory Council and codirector of Ruihua Innovative Research Institute at Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. In 1991, Tao founded Top Capital, the first Chinese magazine on private equity investment, and has served as its editor-inchief since then. He worked as a publisher of Popular Science (Chinese edition) from 1995 to 1997. In the past 20 years, Tao has started a number of businesses in advertising, publishing, and the media industry. He also cofounded two IT companies, Beijing Umessage Information Technology Co. and Hillstone Networks Co. Tao is a lover of several sports, including swimming and golf.
