Zhang Xin is one of the world’s most celebrated female entrepreneurs. She is Co-Founder and former CEO of SOHO China, Founder and CEO of Closer Media and Closer Properties.
Acclaimed as the “woman who built Beijing”, Xin co-founded SOHO China in 1995 and led the company to become one of the country’s most prolific office property developers with 54 million square feet of prime location, branded developments. As CEO of SOHO China, Xin became internationally renowned for infusing business with innovation and creativity. Her collaborations with top global talents such as Zaha Hadid, Kengo Kuma, and Kohn Pederson Fox, transformed the skylines of Beijing and Shanghai with iconic, avant-garde architecture, while elevating public appreciation of architecture and design.
Xin’s entrepreneurial success has made her a public figure and social media celebrity in China with 10 million followers on Weibo, China’s X, and a sought-after Chinese voice on the international stage. Xin is a Trustee of MoMA, and sits on the Harvard Global Advisory Council, Asia Business Council. She also sits on the board of global streaming platform, production company and film distributor, MUBI. An alumna of the University of Sussex and Cambridge University, she holds an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Sussex and has served as a visiting fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Xin established Closer Properties in 2008 as a New York City-based owner, operator and developer of Class-A properties. To date, Closer Properties has projects in New York and Boston.
In 2021, Xin founded Closer Media, a film production and financing company dedicated to working with the world’s top creative talent. The company maintains offices in New York City and Los Angeles.
