# Hao Zhou

> Hao Zhou is the founder, chairman and CEO of QuantGroup, the Hong Kong-listed online-market operator he started in 2014. An astronomy graduate of Peking University and physics PhD from Rice University, he carried quantitative habits from an observatory into risk and modeling roles at Capital One, Barclays and Morgan Stanley, then returned to China to build a company around data-driven matching. His career is a study in one persistent idea: uncertain systems become more legible when the right signals are collected and modeled.

- **Role:** Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at QuantGroup
- **Organizations:** QuantGroup, Morgan Stanley, Barclays Bank, Capital One, Shenzhen Zouxiu Network Technology
- **Nationality:** Chinese
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Astronomy, Peking University, Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Rice University
- **Known for:** Founded QuantGroup in 2014 and led it through its 2025 listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange., Named a Chinese Innovator of the Year and a Zhongguancun Top Leading Talent in 2015., Selected for the Center for China & Globalization's Chinese Returned Scholars Innovation and Entrepreneurship 50 in 2016.

## Career timeline

- **2007-2009** — Worked at Capital One Services, finishing as a senior statistician focused on statistical and business-strategy analysis.
- **2009-2011** — Worked at Barclays Bank, finishing as a vice president responsible for mathematical models used in strategy and risk control.
- **2011-2012** — Joined Morgan Stanley's risk-management division as an associate working on quantitative analysis of investment products and services.
- **2012-2013** — Served as vice president of sales and marketing at Shenzhen Zouxiu Network Technology, managing marketing and business development.
- **2014** — Founded the business that became QuantGroup and took day-to-day responsibility for its strategy and management.
- **2022** — Became a director and was redesignated executive director and chairman of QuantGroup's board.
- **2025** — QuantGroup listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under stock code 2685.
- **2026** — Continued as founder, executive director, chairman and CEO while QuantGroup announced an expanded ‘intelligent species’ strategy and new AI partnerships.

## Achievements

- Founded QuantGroup in 2014 and led it through its 2025 listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
- Named a Chinese Innovator of the Year and a Zhongguancun Top Leading Talent in 2015.
- Selected for the Center for China & Globalization's Chinese Returned Scholars Innovation and Entrepreneurship 50 in 2016.
- Recognized as a High-level Overseas Talent of Beijing and appointed a Distinguished Expert of Beijing in 2016.
- Named among QbitAI's 2019 Top 10 AI Business Breakthrough figures.
- Received a Forbes China New Era Disruptive Founder recognition in 2024 and an Industry Development Leader recognition in 2025 and 2026.
- Named a judge for Forbes China's 2026 science-and-technology innovation figures selection.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — QuantGroup announced an expanded ‘intelligent species’ strategy, partnerships in large models, cloud and embodied intelligence, and a joint physical-intelligence laboratory with Peking University.
- **2026-04** — Zhou was announced as a judge for Forbes China's science-and-technology innovation figures selection.
- **2026-03** — He told Yicai that the coming five-year period would bring an ‘intelligence of everything’ era, with embodied intelligence moving from screens into life and production.
- **2026-03** — Forbes China again named Zhou an Industry Development Leader.
- **2025-11** — QuantGroup began trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under stock code 2685.

## Links

- Website: https://www.quantgroup.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haozhouqg

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Last updated: 2026-09-28