Eric Yuan

Eric Yuan is a Chinese-American entrepreneur who founded Zoom Video Communications, the company behind the popular video conferencing platform Zoom. Born in 1970 in China, he previously worked at Cisco and realized the need for better remote meeting technology. In 2011, he launched Zoom to make online communication more reliable and user-friendly. Under his leadership, Zoom became widely adopted for business meetings, online education, and social connectivity, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yuan is recognized for his innovation in video communication and his company's success in transforming how people connect remotely.