Ya-Qin Zhang
Introduction


**Ya\-Qin Zhang** (; born in 1966\) is a Chinese\-American scientist, technologist and business executive. He is currently a Chair Professor at [Tsinghua University](/wiki/Tsinghua_University "Tsinghua University") and the founding Dean of the Tsinghua institute for AI Industry Research (AIR).

Zhang was President of Baidu Inc.(NASDAQ:BIDU) from September 2014 to October 2019\. He was previously a key executive of [Microsoft](/wiki/Microsoft "Microsoft") for 16 years, including Corporate Vice President for mobile and embedded Products in [Redmond, Washington](/wiki/Redmond%2C_Washington "Redmond, Washington"), managing director of Microsoft Research Asia, and Chairman of Microsoft China.


What positions did Ya-Qin Zhang hold at Microsoft