Shou Zi Chew

Shou Zi Chew is a Singaporean business executive and the chief executive officer of TikTok. Appointed in April 2021, he previously held senior roles at ByteDance, Xiaomi and DST Investment Management and has represented TikTok in major U.S. congressional proceedings on platform safety, privacy and data security.

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About Shou Zi Chew

Profile information current to 2026-08-22.

Singapore · Business executive, Chief executive officer · 5 affiliations

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Also known as: Shou Chew, Chew Shou Zi
Known for: Global technology and social-media platform leadership; International business expansion; Public representation of TikTok before the U.S. Congress
Country: Singapore

Business executive
Chief executive officer

At a glance

Chew has served as TikTok's chief executive officer since his appointment on April 30, 2021.
At Xiaomi, he served as senior vice president and chief financial officer before becoming president of the Global Business Department.
He represented TikTok in U.S. House and Senate proceedings addressing data privacy, security, child safety and online exploitation.
Chew studied economics at University College London and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Singapore background and education

Chew was born and raised in Singapore and described himself in 2023 congressional testimony as a third-generation Singaporean. He completed an undergraduate economics degree at University College London and later earned an MBA from Harvard Business School, although reviewed sources differ on the precise year in which he completed the MBA.

Finance and technology career

Chew worked at Goldman Sachs International from July 2006 to July 2008 and was a partner at DST Investment Management from August 2011 to June 2015. He joined Xiaomi in 2015 as senior vice president and chief financial officer, with responsibility for finance, investments and human resources, and was appointed president of its Global Business Department in November 2019.

Leadership of TikTok

TikTok named Chew its chief executive officer on April 30, 2021, when he was also serving as chief financial officer of parent company ByteDance. He later stepped down from the ByteDance finance role to focus on TikTok. In written House testimony, he described his TikTok responsibilities as covering the company's worldwide business operations and strategic direction; a July 2026 TikTok release continued to identify him as chief executive officer.

Congressional testimony and public scrutiny

As TikTok's chief executive, Chew appeared before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee in March 2023 at a hearing concerning data privacy, data security and child safety. In January 2024, he submitted testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee for a hearing addressing online child sexual exploitation and platform safety. These proceedings establish his role as TikTok's senior public representative on those issues but do not, by themselves, establish personal wrongdoing by Chew or resolve wider allegations concerning TikTok or ByteDance.

Affiliations

TikTok Chief Executive Officer 2021-04-30–present
ByteDance Chief Financial Officer 2021-11-02
Xiaomi Corporation Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; later President of the Global Business Department 2015
DST Investment Management Partner 2011-08–2015-06
Goldman Sachs International Employee 2006-07–2008-07

Timeline

2006 Completed an undergraduate economics degree at University College London.
2015 Joined Xiaomi as chief financial officer and senior vice president.
2019-11-29 Was appointed president of Xiaomi's Global Business Department.
2021-04-30 Was named TikTok chief executive officer while serving as ByteDance's chief financial officer.
2023-03-23 Appeared before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee at a hearing concerning data privacy, data security and child safety.
2024-01-31 Submitted testimony to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee for a hearing addressing online child sexual exploitation and platform safety.

Additional verified details

Current context

TikTok's newsroom identified Shou Chew as the company's chief executive officer. This is first-party confirmation of his title. The reviewed source does not independently define his remit across any separate regional or U.S.-specific TikTok entities.

Biographical facts

Chew was born and raised in Singapore and identified himself in 2023 House testimony as a third-generation Singaporean.
Chew holds an undergraduate economics degree from University College London and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Chew worked at Goldman Sachs International from July 2006 to July 2008 and was a partner at DST Investment Management from August 2011 to June 2015.
Chew served Xiaomi as senior vice president and chief financial officer and was later appointed president of its Global Business Department.
In March 2023 written House testimony, Chew said he was responsible for TikTok's worldwide business operations and strategic direction.