Steve Qiao (乔立嵩) is the founder, president, and chairperson of Zhuoli Education. He is primarily responsible for our Group's overall management and business development. He established Zhuoli Group (predecessor to Zhuoli Education) in 2001 as the network representative of language training provider Linguaphone in the Nanning market. He subsequently founded ZhuoliEducation in 2007 upon opening the Group's first school, the Nanning Zhuoli Experimental School. Under his leadership, the Group has expanded its footprint to include six campuses across Nanning.
Steve received an undergraduate degree in physics from Guangxi Normal University, where he was selected to remain as a lecturer upon graduation. He was among the first wave of students emigrating to the US as part of China's economic reform in the 1980s. There, he obtained a master's degree from the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT).
The city of Nanning has recognized Steve as an honorary citizen for his educational contributions.