Changpeng Zhao: Bio, Education, Career, Net Worth, Family, and Relationships

Early Life and Education of Changpeng Zhao

Changpeng Zhao was born in Lianyungang, in China's Jiangsu province. When he was 12 years old, he immigrated to Canada with his family, settling in Vancouver, British Columbia, in the late 1980s. His parents were both schoolteachers in China, and his father had worked as a university instructor until he was labeled a "pro-bourgeois intellect" and exiled to a rural area shortly after Zhao's birth.

As a teenager in Canada, Zhao supported his family by working several service jobs, including as a fast-food clerk at McDonald's and at a gas station. Changpeng Zhao attended McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, where he majored in computer science.

Professional Career of Changpeng Zhao

After graduating from McGill, Changpeng Zhao was selected for an internship in Tokyo working for a subcontractor of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, developing software for matching trade orders. He later went to work full-time for four years at Bloomberg Trade book where he was a developer of futures trading software.

Wife, Relationship, and Kids of Changpeng Zhao

Changpeng Zhao met his wife Yang Weiqing in 1999 and they married in 2003. They have two children. Although still married to Yang, Zhao has been in a "life partner" relationship with his business partner and fellow Binance co-founder, He Yi, since they met in 2014. They have three children together.