Li Lu (born 19661) was an organizer and leader of the Chinese student dissidents who took part in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. His parents were victims of the Cultural Revolution: when he was a baby they were sent to labor camps and he was fostered by a succession of families for a few years, until he wound up in a state orphanage. He was then adopted, but in 1976 his adoptive family was killed in an earthquake and he was homeless for a year.
In 1990 he published a book about his struggles titled Moving the Mountain: My Life in China (ISBN 0-399-13545-6). From 1990 to 1996, Li Lu attended Columbia University and became one of the first students in the history of the University to receive three degrees simultaneously: a B.A. in Economics from Columbia College, a J.D. from Columbia Law School, and a M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.2
Upon graduation, Li Lu worked in investment banking until late 1997, when he founded Himalaya Capital, which from 1998 to 2004 managed both a hedge fund and a venture capital fund dedicated to public and private global investments. In late 2004, he transformed the hedge fund into a long only investment vehicle, LL Investment Partners, LP, which is currently focused on international investment opportunities.
