Fritz Demopoulos

Fritz Demopoulos

SETI Institute

Fritz Demopoulos has been involved in a number of entrepreneurial and philanthropic activities within the Asian region over the past two decades. He is passionate about establishing businesses and creative disruption, exploring the big ideas behind science and science fiction, and supporting science education.  Since 1997 Fritz has been involved in an array of digital ventures in mainland China. He co-founded Qunar, one of China’s largest online travel marketplaces, and Shawei, one of China’s largest digital sports media companies. He also held senior executive positions at The News Corporation and Netease. Fritz currently coordinates his entrepreneurial business activities through Hong Kong-based Queen's Road Capital.  Fritz and his wife Elaine co-founded The Queen’s Road Foundation, a non-profit foundation focused on supporting a range of programs in arts and science education.   He is also a supporter of the UCLA Bruins and is on the Board of Advisors at UCLA's School of Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences and the UCLA Center for Management of Enterprise in Media, Entertainment and Sports.  Additionally, Fritz is an avid supporter of The Asia Society and is currently a member of the Board of Trustees.  A native of Southern California, Fritz earned an MBA at UCLA and a BA at California State University, Fullerton. He also studied at Karls-Ruprecht University in Heidelberg, Germany and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Fritz is a long-term resident of Hong Kong with his amazing wife and two precocious daughters.