Founder Profile
Lin Bin
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Lin Bin?
Lin Bin is a founder of Xiaomi Corp., which was founded in 2010 with Lei Jun.
- Company founded
- Xiaomi Corp.
- Founded
- 2010
- Co-founders
- Lei Jun
Background
Before Xiaomi, Lin Bin worked at Microsoft and then at Google China, where he was an engineering director.
Founding Story
Lin Bin co-founded Xiaomi in 2010 and served as its president, overseeing early phone development and supply-chain relationships. He handed the president role to others in 2019 and continued as vice chairman of the board.
Lin Bin was born in 1961. Education: Sun Yat-sen University.
Lin was born on March 25, 1961 and is Chinese-American. He is vice chairman of Xiaomi.