Mr. Wang Shi founded Vanke in 1984 and currently is the honorary chairman of the board. Under his leadership, Vanke has grown into  World’s leading real estate company and a pioneer in green building construction.

Mr. Wang Shi actively promotes corporate social responsibility and practices sustainable environmental development. He has participated continuously in 14 United Nations Climate Change Conferences on behalf of Chinese entrepreneurs and devoted to the establishment of the Alashan SEE Entrepreneur Ecology Association, One Foundation, One Planet Nature Foundation and Foundation of Xi’an Rural Development. He also serves as the core leader of many international organizations and charity organizations.

Since 2011, Mr. Wang Shi has been a visiting scholar at Harvard University, Cambridge University, Oxford University and Hebrew University, as well as visiting professor in many institutions of higher learning. He loves sports and has been the eleventh person in the world who successfully completed ‘climbing the highest peaks in seven continents and crossing the Arctic and Antarctic’ expedition. Now he is making great efforts to promote rowing in China and was elected president of the Asian Rowing Federation in 2014. In 2018, he has been honored with honorary president of Asian Rowing Federation.

In 2017, Mr. Wang Shi founded DeepRock Group, the core business of which is to provide comprehensive solutions of city carbon neutral community, to promote sports and healthy lifestyle, and to conduct green finance investment.