Yi Fan Li

Chief Executive Officer at HESAI GROUP

Net worth: 177 M $ as of 2026-05-30

40 year

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Yi Fan Li is the founder of Hesai Technology Co. Ltd., founded in 2013, serving as General Manager & Executive Director.
Dr. Li is the founder of Hesai Group, founded in 2014, serving as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer since 2025.
Dr. Li is the founder of Sharpa Pte Ltd., founded in 2026, serving as Director since 2026.
Dr. Li currently works at Keep, Inc. (China) as an Independent Non-Executive Director since 2026.
Formerly, Dr. Li worked at Western Digital Corp.
as a Principal Engineer from 2013 to 2014.
Dr. Li completed undergraduate studies at Tsinghua University in 2009, earned a graduate degree from the University of Illinois At Urbana–Champaign in 2009, and a doctorate from the University of Illinois At Urbana–Champaign in 2013.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
HESAI GROUP 29.57%	2026-03-30	8,879,636 ( 29.57% )	168 M $	2026-05-30
HESAI GROUP CLASS B 0.37%	2026-03-24	479,031 ( 0.37% )	10 M $	2026-05-30

Yi Fan Li active positions

Companies	Position	Start
HESAI GROUP	Chief Executive Officer	2014-09-30
KEEP INC.	Director/Board Member	2026-06-03
Hesai Technology Co. Ltd. Hesai Technology Co. Ltd. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Develops sensing solutions for autonomous cars and natural gas leak detection system	Founder	2012-12-31

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Former positions of Yi Fan Li

Companies	Position	End
WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION	Corporate Officer/Principal	2013-12-31

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Private companies	6
Western Digital Corp. Western Digital Corp. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Designs, manufactures and sells hard drives	Electronic Technology
Tsinghua University Tsinghua University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Hesai Technology Co. Ltd. Hesai Technology Co. Ltd. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Develops sensing solutions for autonomous cars and natural gas leak detection system	Electronic Technology
University of Illinois At Urbana–Champaign University of Illinois At Urbana–Champaign Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Keep, Inc. (China) Keep, Inc. (China) Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops mobile fitness app	Technology Services
Hesai Group Hesai Group Auto Parts: OEMProducer Manufacturing Manufactures three-dimensional light detection and ranging equipment for passenger and commercial vehicles	Producer Manufacturing