# Tianwen Liu

> Tianwen Liu, also known as TW Liu and Liu Tianwen (刘天文), founded iSoftStone in Beijing in 2001 and remains its chairman and CEO. His career spans IT consulting at Digital Equipment Corporation, project management at Bechtel, systems integration at Siemens and co-founding AsiaEC.com. He has led iSoftStone through international acquisitions, a New York listing, privatisation, a Shenzhen listing and expansion into integrated hardware, software and enterprise AI.

- **Role:** Founder, Chairman and CEO at iSoftStone
- **Organizations:** iSoftStone, AsiaEC.com, Siemens Business Services, Bechtel Corporation, Digital Equipment Corporation, Beijing Informatization Association, Hubei Chamber of Commerce in Beijing
- **Nationality:** Chinese
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Master’s degree in electrical engineering, University of Massachusetts, MBA; Sloan Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Founded iSoftStone in 2001 and continues as chairman and CEO., Co-founded AsiaEC.com, acquired by Office Depot in 2006., Led iSoftStone through international expansion and public listings in New York and Shenzhen.

## Career timeline

- **1991-1993** — IT consultant at Digital Equipment Corporation.
- **1993-1995** — Senior project manager at Bechtel Corporation.
- **1996-1999** — Business unit general manager at Siemens; led China systems integration at Siemens Business Services.
- **1999** — Co-founded AsiaEC.com, an online office supply and services business.
- **2001** — Founded iSoftStone; operations began in Beijing in October.
- **2006** — Office Depot acquired AsiaEC.com.
- **2008** — iSoftStone acquired Akona Consulting in the Seattle area and expanded its Chinese delivery capacity with a Wuxi campus.
- **2010** — iSoftStone listed on the New York Stock Exchange in December.
- **2011** — Participated in the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium CEO keynote panel; iSoftStone joined MIT’s Industrial Liaison Program.
- **2014** — Participated in the buyer group for iSoftStone’s privatisation, completed on August 29.
- **2022** — iSoftStone listed on Shenzhen’s ChiNext market in March under stock code 301236.
- **2026** — Presented integrated hardware-software and AI strategy at the Beijing-Hong Kong forum and attended the MerakAI launch during NVIDIA GTC.

## Achievements

- Founded iSoftStone in 2001 and continues as chairman and CEO.
- Co-founded AsiaEC.com, acquired by Office Depot in 2006.
- Led iSoftStone through international expansion and public listings in New York and Shenzhen.
- Named among the 2017 Top Ten Leading Figures in China’s Software and Information Service Industry.
- Selected for China’s Ten Thousand Talents Program in 2019, according to the company leadership biography.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Led iSoftStone’s delegation at Huawei Connect in Shanghai; the company announced the commercial release of Merak AI AgentOS 1.2 at a related forum.
- **2026-08** — iSoftStone’s half-year filing reported revenue of RMB 18.607 billion, up 17.91%, and a net loss attributable to listed company shareholders of RMB 264.661 million.
- **2026-03** — Attended the MerakAI global AI service brand launch during NVIDIA GTC and delivered a keynote.
- **2026-03** — Discussed iSoftStone’s Wuhan headquarters project and Hubei investment; the company had 6,600 employees in the province.
- **2026-01** — Spoke at the Beijing-Hong Kong Digital Economy Cooperation Forum about computing power, models and terminals.

## Links

- Website: https://www.isoftstone.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tw-liu-06319a6a

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Last updated: 2026-10-23