Mr. Jack Ma serves as Lead Founder, and Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. He is the lead founder of Alibaba Group. After the company’s debut in 1999, he served as Group chairman and chief executive officer for more than a decade, with responsibility for overall strategy and focus. On May 10, 2013, he stepped down as chief executive officer but remains executive chairman and continues to shape the Group's business strategy and management development. Mr. Ma, who holds a bachelor's degree in English from Hangzhou Teacher's Institute, serves on the board of SoftBank Corp. He is also a director of Huayi Brothers Media Corporation. In 2009, he became a trustee of The Nature Conservancy’s China program and joined the global board of directors of the organization in 2010. Since May 11, 2013, he has served as chair of The Nature Conservancy’s China board of directors.