Jack Ma
SANYA, CHINA - JANUARY 06: Founder of Alibaba Group Jack Ma present at the 'Ma Yun Rural Teachers and Headmasters Prize' awards show on January 6th, 2020 in Sanya , Hainan province, China. 2019 Award Ceremony of Jack Ma Rural Teacher Award and Headmasters was held in Sanya. (Photo by Wang HE/Getty Images)Wang HEGetty Images
- TitleCofounder
- AffiliationAlibaba, China
A strong advocate of U.S.-Chinese cooperation during his time running Alibaba, Ma cut through geopolitical tensions to donate thousands of testing kits and a million face masks to the CDC, while facilitating the shipment of 1,000 ventilators to New York State. He has also been quick to help other undersupplied nations, particularly in Latin America and Africa. As of mid-April, Ma had donated nearly 18 million masks, 3 million test kits, and thousands of ventilators—reaching over 100 countries.