(CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Jack Ma, co-founder of China’s most successful tech empire and billionaire entrepreneur. Ma showed foreign tourists around his hometown as a child to improve his ...

Jack Ma, cofounder of Alibaba, started with no connections, no money and repeated failures. His ability to embrace rejection, think differently and persist against all odds makes him one of the most ...

Jack Ma is retiring to focus on philanthropic efforts in education. Current CEO Daniel Zhang will take over Ma’s role as chairman of the board.