ZHU Xiao-Xiao

    Digital Operating Partner of KKR & Co. Inc.

Zhu Xiao-Xiao currently serves as Digital Operating Partner at KKR where he focuses on creating technology-driven value with European private equity portfolio companies such as Axel Springer, GfK or Roompot Landal. He also co-leads KKR’s Digital Assets & Blockchain strategy. Prior to joining KKR, he was General Manager at BCG Digital Ventures in London and Beijing where he founded, launched and scaled new digital companies such as Heycar.co.uk or Tracr.com. He began his career in management consulting at the Boston Consulting Group in London.

Notably, in an earlier life, he performed as a professional concert pianist on some of the world’s most prestigious concert venues including the Berlin Philharmonie, and played for prominent figures such as George H.W. Bush, Helmut Kohl or Mikhail Gorbachev.

He holds a MSc in Managerial Economics & Strategy from the London School of Economics, a BA in Philosophy & Economics from the Humboldt University Berlin, and a Masters in Concert Piano from the Berlin University of Arts.

About KKR

Founded in 1976, KKR is a leading global investment firm, renowned as a pioneer of private equity and one of the most successful investment firms in financial history. Today, it stands as Asia’s largest private equity firm. KKR’s operations span across major markets worldwide, with investments in private equity, credit, infrastructure, real estate, capital markets, and hedge funds.

In China, KKR focuses on driving growth, innovation, and international expansion in sectors such as consumer goods, technology, healthcare, industrials, and green sustainable development.

By the end of 2023, KKR’s total assets under management reached $553 billion.