Mr. Zhang founded iKang Healthcare Group, Inc. (“iKang”) in 2004, successfully merging healthcare delivery system with a versatile online platform to build a preventative healthcare service network that spanned the entire country. This “anytime, anywhere” network was to become the blueprint for the industry that transformed how individuals accessed healthcare services in China.
Since its inception, Mr. Zhang has been serving as iKang’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. iKang was listed on the NASDAQ in April 2014 and is a leader in China's fast growing middle to high end private preventive healthcare services market.
Prior to iKang, Mr. Zhang was a co-founder of eLong.com and served as CEO from 1999 to 2003. eLong.com was then the second largest online travel service company and listed on the NASDAQ in October 2004. From 1998 to 1999, Mr. Zhang served as head of product development at Sohu.com, a leading NASDAQ-listed Chinese Internet portal. Mr. Zhang founded the journal Harvard China Review in 1997 and co-founded the Harvard China Forum in 1998 while studying at Harvard University.
Mr. Zhang is currently also a board member of MSH HK Limited, which operates the largest high end private health insurance service platform in China. Mr. Zhang serves as Vice President of Chinese Physicians Group Association with Chinese Non-government Medical Institute Association, Vice President of Beijing Health Management Association, and Vice President of the Harvard Club of Beijing as well Vice President of Shanghai Alumni Association at Fudan University. Mr. Zhang was named as EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2014 National Life Sciences Award Winner in China.
Mr. Zhang studied biology as an undergraduate student at Fudan University in China, and went on to receive a bachelor's degree in biology and chemistry from Concordia College in the US before obtaining a master's degree in genetics from Harvard Medical School Division of Medical Sciences.
张黎刚先生在2004年创立了爱康网，建立起了一个IT信息技术与传统医疗相结合的平台，搭建覆盖全国的疾病预防和医疗服务网络，构画出未来社会“任何时、任何地”享受健康服务的蓝图，并一直担任爱康集团董事长与首席执行官。爱康集团为客户提供健康体检、疾病检测、齿科服务和私人医生等全方位的健康管理服务，是中国中高端私营预防医疗服务领域的领导者，于2014年在美国纳斯达克成功上市。
在创立爱康网之前，张黎刚先生联合创立了中国最大的互联网在线旅游服务公司之一艺龙网，并从1999年到2003年担任首席执行官。从1998年到1999年，张黎刚前后担任了搜狐网产品经理和产品总监，全面负责搜狐网的内容频道。搜狐网和艺龙网前后于纳斯达克成功上市。在哈佛大学就读研究生期间，张黎刚先生于1997年创立了 Harvard China Review《哈佛中国评论》期刊、于1998联合创立了哈佛中国论坛。
张黎刚先生现同时担任中国最大的高端健康保险服务平台提供商万欣和MSH的母公司MSH香港的董事、中国非公立医疗机构协会医生集团分会副会长、北京健康管理协会副会长、中央直属机关青联常委、哈佛北京校友会副会长、复旦上海校友会副会长。在2014年，张黎刚先生获“2014 安永企业家奖--生命科学 业企业家奖”。
张黎刚先生本科曾就读于复旦大学，获美国Concordia学院生物与化学双学位，获哈佛大学遗传学硕士学位。