Zhang Tao is a Chinese businessman and entrepreneur, best known as the CEO of restaurant review site Dianping when it merged with Groupon-like Meituan in 2015.

Zhang received an MBA from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 2002, and returned to China in 2003, when he set up Dianping. The combined entity, Meituan, went public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2018.

• Core Company: Dianping (Restaurant review site).
• Key Event: Dianping merged with Meituan in 2015.
• Education: Received an MBA from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 2002.

Zhang Tao's career is defined by his foresight in establishing one of China's earliest and most influential online-to-offline (O2O) platforms, Dianping. His structural achievement is tied to building the company to a point where it became a crucial strategic partner, leading to the massive merger with Meituan in 2015.

The combined Meituan-Dianping entity dominated China's O2O services market, culminating in its 2018 IPO.

• Founding: Set up Dianping in 2003 after returning from his MBA.