Michael Yao

Michael Yao, is a Senior Vice President of Alibaba Group. Michael works closely with senior management in executing the Group’s globalization strategy and is also responsible for Alibaba Group's corporate finance, International mergers and acquisitions and treasury activities and actively represents the Group in investor relations activities. Michael also works closely with brands, associations and rights holders to protect their intellectual property rights on our platforms.

He joined the Group in 2012. Michael has nearly 30 years' experience in strategic advisory and capital markets having worked in the United States and Hong Kong where he has been based since 1993.

Prior to joining Alibaba, he was the co-head of the Hong Kong office for Rothschild in Asia. Previously, Michael was a Managing Director of Goldman Sachs where he spent 13 years in both New York and Hong Kong. He also founded a boutique advisory firm based in Hong Kong providing strategic advisory and mergers and acquisitions advice to mid-cap corporates.