Shou Zi Chew

Shou Zi Chew (; born 1 January 1983) is a Singaporean business executive who has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of TikTok, an online video platform owned by Chinese company ByteDance, since 2021. He was also the previously chief financial officer (CFO) of Xiaomi.

Early life and education Chew was born on 1 January 1983 in Singapore. His father reportedly worked in construction and his mother in bookkeeping. Chew went on to serve National Service in the Singapore Armed Forces. He graduated from the college in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science in economics. In 2010, he completed a Master of Business Administration degree at Harvard Business School, and while there completed a summer internship at Facebook prior to its IPO.

Career After graduating from University College London in 2006, he stayed on in London to work as an investment banker for Goldman Sachs for two years before he joined Yuri Milner's venture capital firm DST Global as a partner. Chew led investment into JD.com, Alibaba, and Xiaomi. He subsequently replaced TikTok CEO Kevin A. Mayer, who left the ByteDance subsidiary after four months on the job.

In March 2023, Chew testified before the United States Congress regarding the legislative effort to ban TikTok in the United States. Following the testimony, then senator Marco Rubio requested the U.S. Department of Justice investigate Chew for perjury. Chew testified again in January 2024, during a United States Senate Judiciary Committee hearing regarding legislation on child internet safety.

He was the honorary chairperson of the 2024 Met Gala as TikTok was the lead sponsor of the event. Chew was recognized as one of the most impactful Asians in 2024 by Gold House. In December 2024, Chew met with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago to lobby against a ban of TikTok under the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. Chew was present at Trump's inauguration.

Personal life Chew is married to Vivian Kao, a Taiwanese American businesswoman. They met as classmates at Harvard.