Justin Sun

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Justin Sun
孙宇晨
BornJuly 30, 1990 (1990-07-30) (age 33)
Xining, Qinghai, China
CitizenshipPeople's Republic of China
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
Peking University
Occupation(s)Businessman
Entrepreneur
TitleCEO of Rainberry Inc
Term2018–present

Justin Sun (Chinese: 孙宇晨; pinyin: Sūn Yǔchén; born July 30, 1990)[1] is a tech entrepreneur, the founder of the cryptocurrency platform TRON and current CEO of Rainberry, Inc. He is also the former chief representative of the Greater China area of Ripple, and is the founder and CEO of mobile social app Peiwo.

Education

Justin Sun holds an M.A. in East Asia Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in History from Peking University.

Career

When he was 26, Sun was chosen by Jack Ma to study at Hupan University, and was the only millennial among the first graduates.[citation needed] Sun became the cover figure of Yazhou Zhoukan in 2011 and Davos Global Youth Leaders in 2014. In 2015 he was named CNTV's most noteworthy new entrepreneur, and was named in Forbes China 30 Under 30 from 2015 through 2017.[2]

Sun placed the record-breaking $4.5 million bid to have a private lunch with Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett in June 2019,[3][4] before cancelling it to widespread surprise.[5][6] The lunch with Buffett eventually occurred in January 2020.[7]

References

  1. ^ Sun, Justin (July 30, 2018). "1 year ago today, I gave myself the best birthday present--launching #TRON. It's been exactly 1 year. Looking back, it's amazing how one simple idea took root & grew. We are now top 10 crypto, a community of 2M, bringing 100M BT users a better UX. 2018, GO #TRX! $TRXpic.twitter.com/EzoqQwmOoS". @justinsuntron. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "30 under 30". Forbes.
  3. ^ Lam, Katherine (June 3, 2019). "Winning bidder of Warren Buffett's private lunch revealed as Tron CEO Justin Sun". FOXBusiness. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "Chinese blockchain entrepreneur Justin Sun won Warren Buffett's charity lunch with $4.6M bid". June 4, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  5. ^ Stevenson, Alexandra; Li, Cao (July 24, 2019). "Who Cancels Lunch With Warren Buffett? A Chinese Tycoon Did, but Why?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  6. ^ Russolillo, Stella Yifan Xie and Steven. "'Excessive Self-Promotion': Justin Sun Apologizes After Postponing Charity Lunch With Warren Buffett". WSJ. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  7. ^ GmbH, finanzen net. "Warren Buffett finally had his $4.6 million meal with crypto boss Justin Sun | Currency News | Financial and Business News | Markets Insider". markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved August 5, 2020.

External links

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