Alibaba & 'Forest Gump' CEO Are the Real Deal

But a few minutes into the conversation at Post Nine of the New York Stock Exchange, I found myself quite taken by this mild-mannered 50-year-old gentleman. His humility, frankly, astounded me, and not just because he overnight has become the richest man in the Peoples Republic of China. He is now worth $26 billion, and he yet acted as if he were just one of hundreds of thousands of teammates with whom he works.