Jane Sun

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| other_names = Sun, Jie

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| occupation = Businesswoman

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| title = CEO, Trip.com Group

| term = November 2016-

| predecessor = James Liang

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| boards = Trip.com Group, IQIYI Inc

| spouse = John Wu ({{Lang-zh|s=吴炯|labels=no}})

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Jane Jie Sun ({{Lang-zh|s=孙洁|labels=no|p=Sũn Jié}}; born 1969/1970) is a Chinese businesswoman who has been the chief executive officer of Trip.com Group since November 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/people/15412700-jie-sun-jane|title=Jane Jie Sun, Ctrip.Com International Ltd: Profile & Biography - Bloomberg|website=Bloomberg|accessdate=4 July 2018|archive-date=24 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724052646/https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/15412700|url-status=live}}

Early life

Sun completed her first two years of undergraduate studies at Peking University.{{Cite web |title=梁建章与携程三个重要女人的一台戏 港美股资讯 |url=https://www.hstong.com/news |access-date=2023-06-28|website=华盛通 |archive-date=2023-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607194211/https://www.hstong.com/news/ |url-status=live }} She transferred to the University of Florida and received a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Florida upon her graduation. She later returned to Peking University and completed a master's degree in law from the university's law school.{{cite web|url=http://ir.ctrip.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=148903&p=irol-govBio&ID=153540|title=Ctrip - Investor Relations - Biography|website=ir.ctrip.com|accessdate=4 July 2018|archive-date=29 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629151703/http://ir.ctrip.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=148903&p=irol-govBio&ID=153540|url-status=live}}

Career

Sun worked for KPMG as an audit manager in Silicon Valley, California, for five years. Sun was the head of the SEC and external reporting division of Applied Materials from 1997 to 2005.

Sun joined Ctrip (now known as the Trip.com Group) in 2005 as CFO, rising to COO in May 2012, and CEO in November 2016, when she succeeded the company's founder James Liang.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/5aea072931358e612fb7c9e1/jane-jie-sun-49-chief-exe/#24a9187edce8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704153914/https://www.forbes.com/pictures/5aea072931358e612fb7c9e1/jane-jie-sun-49-chief-exe/#24a9187edce8|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 4, 2018|title=Jane Jie Sun, 49, Chief Executive Officer, Ctrip.com International – China - pg.22|last=merrileebarton|website=Forbes|accessdate=4 July 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.chinamoneynetwork.com/2016/11/17/ctrip-appoints-jane-jie-sun-as-ceo-james-liang-remains-executive-chairman|title=Ctrip Appoints Jane Jie Sun As CEO, James Liang Remains Executive Chairman – China Money Network|website=www.chinamoneynetwork.com|accessdate=4 July 2018|archive-date=8 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508105738/https://www.chinamoneynetwork.com/2016/11/17/ctrip-appoints-jane-jie-sun-as-ceo-james-liang-remains-executive-chairman|url-status=live}}

In her role at Ctrip, she has been credited for her focus on gender equality within the company, with half of Ctrip's employees being women.{{Cite web |title=Jane Jie Sun |url=https://asiasociety.org/asia-game-changer-awards/jane-jie-sun |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=Asia Society |language=en |archive-date=2022-07-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727160541/https://asiasociety.org/asia-game-changer-awards/jane-jie-sun |url-status=live }}

Personal life

In 1995, Sun married John Wu ({{Lang-zh|s=吴炯|labels=no}}), one of Yahoo's earliest employees and later, CTO of Alibaba.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2017/02/25/how-one-china-power-couple-successfully-balances-work-and-home-life/#b9708306c261|title=How One China Power Couple Balances Work And Home Life|first=Russell|last=Flannery|website=Forbes|publisher=|accessdate=4 July 2018|archive-date=20 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120170358/https://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2017/02/25/how-one-china-power-couple-successfully-balances-work-and-home-life/#b9708306c261|url-status=live}} They have two children, and live in Shanghai. Wu runs his own investment company, FengHe Fund Management.

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