BEIJING, Feb. 14,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 9, HKU Business School announced the new
membership list for the School Affairs Council. After nomination
and voting by HKU Business School's alumni and publicity by the
school, Peng Shen, Founder and CEO
of Waterdrop, was elected as a member of the School Affairs Council
of HKU Business School.
Established in 2001, HKU Business School is the youngest and
most dynamic member of HKU. As an Asia-based premium business school with a
global vision, it commits to train first-class business leaders and
encourages academic and related research. In the UTD Top 100
Business School Research Rankings, HKU Business School took the
18th place in the world and came first in Asia. Its main organs include the University
Board, University Affairs Council, Teaching Affairs Council and
School Affairs Council, among which the School Affairs Council
takes charge of the school's teaching and other affairs.
Peng Shen successively studied at
the Central University of Finance and Economics, NEOMA Business
School, Tsinghua University and The Hong Kong Polytechnic
University, and received a master of science degree, an MBA degree
and a doctorate under a joint training program between Zhejiang University and The Hong Kong
Polytechnic University.
In April 2016, Peng Shen founded Waterdrop, and led the launch
of Waterdrop Medical Crowdfunding, Waterdrop Insurance Marketplace
and E-find Patient Platform, among other businesses, to serve
billions of users. Since the establishment of Waterdrop,
Peng Shen has been included in
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2017 list, "Zhongguancun High-End Leading
Talents 2018" by Beijing Municipal Science & Technology
Commission, advanced individuals in poverty alleviation by the
Central Committee of China Democratic National Construction
Association (CDNCA), "Advanced Individuals in Combating COVID-19
2021" by Beijing Municipal Committee of CDNCA, Fortune 40 Under 40
China 2021 list, Global Youth Leaders at Davos Forum 2022, and the
40 persons honored in China's
insurance industry on its 40th Anniversary, etc.
More than Board Chairman and CEO of Waterdrop, Peng Shen also serves as a member of the Youth
Entrepreneur Committee of All-China Federation of Industry and
Commerce, a member of the standing committee of Beijing Federation
of Industry and Commerce, Vice Chairman of the Overseas Chinese
Branch of Beijing Youth Federation, member of the 12th Private
Enterprise Committee of Beijing Municipal Committee of CDNCA, and
Chairman of Waterdrop Science and Technology Association.
During the entrepreneurial process, Peng
Shen is also active in helping Chinese youths start
businesses and pursue their career, acting as a guest professor of
the Business School of China
University of Political Science and Law, director of the
Entrepreneur Club of the Alumni Association of the Central
University of Finance and Economics, MBA entrepreneur mentor of the
School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University, and Vice
Chairman of the Alumni Association of the Zhejiang University-The
Hong Kong Polytechnic University Joint Center.
In September 2021, Peng Shen was invited to HKU's CPD3.04 campus
lecture hall launched to mark its centenary, where he gave a speech
themed Practice and Review of 10-Plus-Year Entrepreneurship
and introduced his experience in and feelings about
entrepreneurship over the last decade to the teachers and students
of HKU Business School. Also, he participated in the New Era,
New Countryside and New Opportunities – HKU International Forum on
Rural Development and Revitalization at HKU Beijing Center,
sharing ideas about "technology and inclusive growth".
About Waterdrop Inc.
Waterdrop Inc. (NYSE: WDH) is a leading technology platform
dedicated to insurance and healthcare service with a positive
social impact. Founded in 2016, with the comprehensive coverage of
Waterdrop Insurance Marketplace and Waterdrop Medical Crowdfunding,
Waterdrop aims to bring insurance and healthcare service to
billions through technology. For more information, please visit
www.waterdrop-inc.com.
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