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Fei-Fei Li

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer; Professor

Fei-Fei Li serves as Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer; Professor at World Labs; Stanford University.

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Snapshot as of 15 July 2026

Primary market: United States
Field: Computer vision, spatial intelligence and human-centred AI
Organisation: World Labs; Stanford University
Region: Asian diaspora / East Asia

Overview

Professional record

Fei-Fei Li serves as Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer; Professor at World Labs; Stanford University. Fei-Fei Li's work spans Computer vision, spatial intelligence and human-centred AI.

Profile

Personal details

Full name: Fei-Fei Li
Native name: 李飞飞
Born: 3 July 1976
Birthplace: Beijing
Citizenship: United States
Organisation: World Labs; Stanford University
Industry: Computer vision, spatial intelligence and human-centred AI
Occupation: computer scientist, university teacher, scientist
Education: California Institute of Technology; Princeton University; Parsippany High School

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Selected recognition

2026 Top Tech Leaders 2026 No. 9 2025 Asia's Top AI Leaders 2025 No. 6 2025 Asia's Women 100 2025 No. 26 2025 Asia's Scientists 100 2025 No. 33 2024 Asia's Women 100 2024 No. 11 2024 Asia's Scientists 100 2024 No. 16 2024 Asia's Future 100 2024 No. 22 2023 Asia's Women 100 2023 No. 4 2023 Asia's Scientists 100 2023 No. 29 2022 Asia's Scientists 100 2022 No. 8 2018 Asia's Most Influential Scientists 2018 No. 31