Founder of iQIYI, Inc., Beijing iQIYI Science & Technology Co., Ltd. and Focus Cn, Yu Gong is an entrepreneur and businessperson who has been at the head of 5 different companies and occupies the position of Chief Executive Officer & Director at iQIYI, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of Beijing iQIYI Science & Technology Co., Ltd.

In the past Dr. Gong held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Baidu, Inc., President & Chief Operating Officer of Beijing Wuxian Xunqi Information Technology Co., Ltd., President & Chief Executive Officer for Focus Cn and Chief Operating Officer at Sohu.com, Inc.

Yu Gong received a doctorate from Tsinghua University.