Wendy Yu

Wendy Yu is a Chinese heiress, investor, patron of the arts, and philanthropist. She is the founder of Yu Holdings and the first Asian contributor to Vogue.

Early life and education Born in the Zhejiang province of China, south of Shanghai, Yu is the only daughter of Jingyuan Yu, billionaire founder of the Mengtian Group, Asia's largest manufacturer of wooden doors. Her father "groomed her to be a businesswoman from an early age". There, Yu became interested in fashion, and went on to study Fashion Management at the London College of Fashion, She also completed executive programs at the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge, the Oxford Investing Program at the University of Oxford on impact investing and the Emerging Leader Development Program at Columbia University in New York City.

Career and philanthropy Yu interned at Vogue China in 2012, under the editorship of Angelica Cheung. She returned to China after completing her studies in London to work for the Mengtian Group, where she was made vice chairman in 2015.

In 2015 she founded Yu Capital, an investment firm focused on emerging businesses in the fashion, lifestyle, and technology sectors, which evolved into Yu Holdings in 2017. In December 2017, the Chinese business magazine Gafencu Men listed Yu as one of the 300 most powerful people in China, and the Hong Kong edition of Tatler named her one of Asia's eight most stylish women. Yu also has a substantial social media following, with over 700,000 Weibo followers. Andrew Bolton was named to the position, whom Yu met through her friendship with Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour,

Personal life Yu lives in Shanghai. She has a couture and accessory collections and limited edition Barbie dolls,