Li Zhiqiang graduated from the Department of Hydraulic Engineering of Tsinghua University in 1985 with a master's degree of engineering. He is a professor at Tsinghua University and Party secretary of Tus-Holdings Co Ltd and director of the administration committee of Tsinghua University Science Park.

He previously served as CEO of Tsinghua Unisplendour Corporation Limited and has been honored as the title of Zhongguancun Outstanding Entrepreneur and the Economic Figure of the Year in China's information industry.

As one of the founders of Tsinghua University Science Park and Tus-Holdings Co Ltd, he has been engaged in the construction and management of the university’s science parks. He has contributed significant theoretical research to and accumulated a great deal of practical experience in the operation of science parks and the start-up companies and development of enterprises.