NIU Gen-Sheng

Mr. Niu, is the Founder and Honorary President of the Inner Mongolia Lao Niu Foundation. He was the founder former chairman and president of Mengniu Dairy Group; and founding member, former director, and vice president of Yili Group. Mr. Niu currently holds many positions including vice chairman of China Charity Alliance member of the China Entrepreneur Club, vice president of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Great China Council, and trustee of The Paradise International Foundation.

Mr. Niu has been honored as CCTV’s “China Economic Person of the Year” and the “Most Influential Entrepreneur of China” for five consecutive years. He has also been presented “the most caring individual donor” of the China Charity Prize, China’s Lifetime Achievement Award and the Special Contribution Award of China Philanthropy List; TNC's renowned Oak Leaf Award in 2014, the Committee of 100’s Outstanding Prize for Philanthropy, and the “Compassion Award” of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Charitable Foundation. Mr. Niu was also elected into the “Top 10 of China Charity Leaders List” and the “Top 100 Most Influential People Engaged in China’s Philanthropy” for three times.

Since created Lao Niu Foundation in 2004, Mr. Niu and his family are committed to exploring a path of “modern Chinese family foundation”. Under his influence, his family members were all devote into philanthropy. Mr. Niu's children established their own Lao Niu Brother & Sister Foundation. The Niu family was named “China Strategic Philanthropy Model.” His son, Mr. Niu Ben was honoured as “Top ten new generation of family philanthropy”, and Lao Niu Foundation was honoured as “Top ten family Foundation”.