Rupert Hoogewerf (born 1970 in

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

), also known by his Chinese name Hu Run (), is the chairman and chief researcher of Hurun Report, a research, media and investments business, best known for its Hurun Rich List, a ranking of the wealthiest individuals in China. A qualified chartered accountant (

ICAEW The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) is a professional membership organisation that promotes, develops and supports chartered accountants and students around the world. As of July 2022, it has over 198,000 members ...

), Hoogewerf worked for

Arthur Andersen Arthur Andersen was an American accounting firm based in Chicago that provided auditing, tax advising, consulting and other professional services to large corporations. By 2001, it had become one of the world's largest multinational corporat ...

, before launching Hurun Report.

Early life

Rupert Hoogewerf was born in

, son of Francis and Angela Hoogewerf, graduated with a BA in Chinese and Japanese at

Durham University , mottoeng = Her foundations are upon the holy hills ( Psalm 87:1) , established = (university status) , type = Public , academic_staff = 1,830 (2020) , administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19) , chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen , vice_cha ...

( St Cuthbert's Society) in 1993. Before that, he was at

Eton College Eton College () is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI of England, Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. i ...

and

St Ronan's School Saint Ronan's School is an independent co-educational preparatory school for boys and girls from 3 to 13 years located in Hawkhurst in Kent, England. It currently has about 440 pupils, the majority of them day pupils, although boarding is avai ...

Career

Accountant

After university, Hoogewerf worked for 7 years at

in London and Shanghai, shortly after arriving in China Hoogewerf launched Hurun Report.

Hurun Report

Founded in 1999, Hurun Report is a private company that produces lists and research. The company's flagship product is the Hurun Rich List. Through Hurun Report, Rupert Hoogewerf became widely regarded as an influential opinion former in China Other key IPs include Hurun Global Unicorns, a ranking of the world’s most valuable privately-held businesses set up after 2000; Hurun China 500 Private Companies, a ranking of the most valuable non state-owned companies in China; and Hurun Art List, a ranking of the world’s best-selling artists, based on the sales of their works at public auction. Hurun's mission is Promoting Entrepreneurship through Lists and Research. Its main business operations are in China, India and the UK.

Hurun India

Hurun launched Hurun India in 2012, under the leadership of Anas Rahman Junaid, a graduate of University of Oxford. Junaid met Rupert through Oxford University and the duo thought it was the right time to speak about wealth creation in India as they saw India booming. He came in the news when he announced that he will share 10% of profits from his personal startup investments with his long-term employees.

Awards

Hoogewerf was awarded the Person of the Year Award in 2002 by ''Newsweekly'' magazine, and in September 2009 was presented with the Shanghai Magnolia Award. Named after

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four Direct-administered municipalities of China, direct-administered municipalities of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the ...

's official flower, this is the highest honor bestowed by the city on foreigners.

Durham University Business School Durham University Business School is the business school of Durham University and is located in Durham, England. Established in 1965, it holds triple accreditation (AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS). It is currently ranked between 7th and 67th in the wo ...

in November 2018 appointed Hoogewerf to its academic staff as a Professor in Practice, in recognition of his substantial lifetime contribution to the advancement and application within his chosen profession.

Personal life

Hoogewerf is married and lives with his wife and three children in Shanghai, China, and Oxford, UK.

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