Li Lu

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This is a Chinese name; the family name is 李 (Li).

Li Lu was an organizer and leader of the Chinese student dissidents who took part in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. His parents were victims of the Cultural Revolution: when he was a baby they were sent to labor camps and he was fostered by a succession of families for a few years, until he wound up in a state orphanage. He was then adopted, but in 1976 his adoptive family was wiped out in an earthquake and he was homeless for a year.

After the protests, Li Lu, a graduate student at Nanjing University, was forced to flee mainland China as one of the top 21 most wanted criminals, and he ultimately moved to the United States.

In 1990 he published a book about his struggles titled Moving the Mountain: My Life in China (ISBN 0-399-13545-6). From 1990 to 1996, Li Lu attended Columbia University and became one of the first students in the history of the University to receive three degrees simultaneously: a B.A. in Economics from Columbia College, a J.D. from Columbia Law School, and a M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.^[1]

Upon graduation, Li Lu worked in the investment banking community until late 1997, when he founded Himalaya Capital, which from 1998 to 2004 managed both a hedge fund and a venture capital fund dedicated to public and private global investments. In late 2004, he transformed the hedge fund into a long only investment vehicle, LL Investment Partners, LP, which is currently focused on international investment opportunities.