Ren, male, Han nationality, is a native of Anking, Shanxi Province. He was born in l957, graduated from the Computer Department of Xi'an Jiaotong University, and earned a master's degree from Fudan University.
Ron began his career by obtaining a sales dealership of Compaq computers. He later became a manufacturer of lowend computers. Today his group has expanded into real estate, trade, retailing, and medicine. In 2000, the sales of the group reached RMB 4.6 billion and Ren had reportedly acquired a private fortune of RMB of 2.5 billion.