Board of Directors

Dagang Feng
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board of Directors

Mr. Dagang Feng has served as our chief executive officer since August 2019 and the chairman of our board of directors since May 2025. Prior to his role as chairman, Mr. Feng held the position of co-chairman of our board of directors from August 2019 to May 2025. Mr. Feng has served as Beijing Duoke's chief executive officer since December 2016 and its director since August 2018 and is responsible for the overall business strategies and operation. Mr. Feng has also served as a director at Xieli Zhucheng since September 2016. Mr. Feng has over 10 years of managerial experience and over 15 years of expertise in media and investment sectors. Before joining us, Mr. Feng served as a senior investment manager at Matrix Partners China from 2012 to 2016, where he primarily focused on investments in Internet and technology sectors. Prior to that, Mr. Feng co-founded YiMagazine, previously known as CBNweekly which is sponsored by Shanghai Oriental Media Group, a leading business magazine in China, where he served as the associate chief editor and the general manager of marketing department from 2007 to 2012. Before YiMagazine, Mr. Feng was a senior journalist at ChinaByte.com, an IT-focused vertical portal based in China, from 2005 to 2007, and a senior journalist at the Economic Observer, one of China's most influential economic-focused newspapers in China, from 2003 to 2005, respectively. Mr. Feng currently serves as a board member of several private companies. Mr. Feng received his bachelor's degree in economics from Dalian Maritime University in 2002, and a post-graduate diploma in journalism and communication from Tsinghua University in 2007.

Chair of the Compensation Committee
Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Yang Li
Chief Content Officer, Director

Ms. Yang Li has served as our chief content officer since August 2019, and our director since June 2020. Ms. Li has served as Beijing Duoke's chief content officer since September 2016 and is responsible for the content creation for our platform.Ms. Li has extensive experience in the media sector. Prior to joining us, Ms. Li served at YiMagazine, previously known as CBNweekly which is sponsored by Shanghai Oriental Media Group, a leading business magazine in China, where she joined as a founding member, and held various positions, including the chief editor of the magazine and the chief commentator for an editorial column called the Observer from 2008 to 2016. Before YiMagazine, Ms. Li served as a journalist at China Internet Weekly magazine and China Information World newspaper. Ms. Li received a bachelor's degree in computer science from Shenyang University of Technology in 1999, a bachelor's degree in editing and publishing science from Tsinghua University in 2005, and a post-graduate diploma in integrated and practicing management from Hong Kong University in 2016.

Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Xiang Li
Chief Financial Officer, Director

Mr. Xiang Li has served as our chief financial officer and director since August 2024. Mr. Li joined 36Kr in 2016 and served as financial director, involved in the Company’s financial reporting and financing activities. He has nearly two decades of experience in finance, serving in various positions at Samsung, CNH Australia, Sony Ericsson, and Smith & Nephew before joining 36Kr. Mr. Li received his Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Nankai University in 2005 and his Master's degree in Finance from Macquarie University in 2016, and is a licensed CPA in Australia.

Wei Xu
Director

Ms. Wei Xu has served as our director since May 2025. Ms. Xu joined 36Kr in 2016 and currently serves as Legal Risk Control Department director, involved in the Company’s legal management and risk control activities. She has over fifteen years of experience in legal, serving as a lawyer at King & Wood Mallesons before joining 36Kr. Ms. Xu received her bachelor's degree in law from Shandong University in 2005 and her master's degree in international law from Xiamen University in 2008 and holds judicial qualifications in China.

Yifan Li
Independent Director

Mr. Yifan Li has served as our independent director since November 2019. Mr. Li served as Chief Financial Officer at Human Horizons Group Inc. from April 2021 to March 2022 and its Chief Financial & Investment Advisor from March 2022 to December 2023. Before that, Mr. Li served as vice president at Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Company Ltd since September 2014, and also served as its Chief Financial Officer from September 2014 to September 2016. The primary business of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Company Ltd is designing, engineering and manufacturing automobile. Mr. Li’s responsibilities include corporate financial and risk management, investment, new business initiatives, etc. Mr. Li is also currently a director of a number of companies, including Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd., a real estate developer listed on the NYSE, Qudian Inc., an online credit products provider listed on the NYSE, and Sunlands Technology Group, an education company listed on the NYSE. Mr. Li is a certified public accountant in the United States. Mr. Li received his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 2000, his master’s degree in accounting from University of Texas at Dallas in 1994, and his bachelor’s degree in economics from Fudan University in 1989.

Chair of the Audit Committee
Hendrick Sin
Independent Director

Mr. Hendrick Sin has served as our independent director since November 2019. Mr. Sin has approximately 23 years of experience in corporate management, finance and investment banking. Mr. Sin is a co-founder, executive Director and the vice chairman of CMGE Technology Group Limited, a leading mobile game company in China. Mr.Sin has been a director and vice chairman of CMGE Group since January 2011.He is also the founding partner of China Prosperity Capital Fund a venture capital investment company with a primary investment focus on China’s technology sector. Mr. Sin graduated from Stanford University in 1997 with a master’s degree in engineering- economic systems and operations research, and received three bachelor’s degrees in computer science/mathematics, economics and industrial management with honors from Carnegie Mellon University in 1996. Mr. Sin is the president of the Hong Kong Internet Professional Association and the executive vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Software Industry Association. Mr. Sin has been appointed as a member of the fifteenth session of Tianjin Municipal’s Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Mr. Sin has also been appointed by the Hong Kong Government as a director of Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited.

Member of the Compensation Committee
Member of the Audit Committee
Jing Xu
Independent Director

Ms. Jing Xu has served as our independent director since September 2025. Ms. Xu has over 20 years of experience leading finance functions for both large digital technology companies and fast-growing startups. Ms. Xu has currently served as Andersen’s corporate tax and valuation professional in Silicon Valley, in the San Francisco Bay Area since February 2023. Before that, Ms. Xu served as finance director at Jingdong from March 2018 to April 2022 and served as head of finance at Zero Zero Robotics from May 2015 to January 2018. Ms. Xu also served as audit senior and audit manager at Deloitte from December 2009 to December 2014. Ms. Xu received her bachelor’s degree in international trade from Sichuan University and her master’s degree in economics from the University of Missouri–Columbia. She is a licensed CPA in both the United States and Hong Kong.

Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee