Guoqing Chen

Mr. Chen Guoqing, with his brother, Chen Feng, founded Hainan Airlines, now known as HNA Group in 1993. In a mere 17 years, HNA Group has become a Fortune 500 company in China. Revenues in 2010 were over $13 Billion, making it No. 179 out the Fortune 500 Companies in China. HNA has been nominated as a Fortune 500 Company for 8 consecutive years. It has a total of 80,000 employees throughout China and globally spanning across 30 countries. In addition to serving as a Founder of HNA Group, Chen Guoqing serves as Vice Chairman and CEO of Pacific American Corporation (PAC), a subsidiary of HNA, based in New York City. The company’s business scope includes air transportation, airport management, hotel management, logistics, real estate, retail and tourism. It operates 8 airlines, over 270 aircraft and owns 14 airports. Mr. Chen is the Co-Founder and Vice Chairman of the U.S.-China Chamber of Commerce and a Board of Trustees member at China Institute. Mr. Chen Guoqing donated over RMB2.2 million to build or rebuild Mingxin Colonial Elementary School in Mankang, Tibet, Guoqing Hope Elementary School in Yushu, Qinghai, Xuexiangwan Elementary School in Dazi, Tibet and Middle School Library in Zhanang, Tibet. In order to help the under-privileged youth in urban areas in China, Mr. Chen donated over RMB600,000 to Bainian Vocational School and Dandalion School in Beijing and introduced foreign teaching resources such as China Institute and Dalton School to them. He’s also active in contributing and helping victims of disastrous earthquakes, tsunamis and etc.