Wang Shi (Chinese: 王石; pinyin: Wáng Shí, born 1951) is a Chinese businessman. He is the Founder and Chairman of China Vanke, the largest real estate entreprise in China and the largest residential real estate developer in the world.
In 1980s he was a liaison in the Foreign Trade and Economic Relations Committee of Guangdong. He quit his job in 1983 and went to Shenzhen. In 1988 he started to shift his business towards real estate, starting 'China Vanke'. It was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 1991 as the second listed company in all of China.
Currently, Wang Shi serves as the Executive Director for The One Foundation, and an Independent Director for the World Wildlife Fund, Sohu.com, Inc., China Resources Land, Modern Media Holding, and Central China Real Estate. In 2011, Wang Shi was named by Fortune Magazine as one of "Fifteen Business Leaders Who've Change China."
From 2011 - 2013, Wang Shi studied at Harvard as a visiting scholar. He hoped that his experience will help Vanke connect with the world and inspire more people to continue challenging their horizons.