William Li

Dubbed the "Elon Musk of China," William Li is the founder and chairman of Bitauto, a provider of web content for the auto industry. Li also founded Shanghai-headquartered electric car maker Nio, which began taking orders for its first electric SUV in December 2017.Nio, which has raised $2.1 billion in funding, went public in Sept. 2018 at the New York Stock Exchange. Li holds a bachelor's degree in sociology from Peking University.