Lan Y.

I lead product and corporate communications for healthcare clients at Edelman, including Illumina, MSD, Amgen and Gilead. During my 8+ year working experience across Edelman, Grayling and Ketchum, I have served Medtronic, HeyGroup, Royal DSM, Hilton Worldwide, Almond Board of California, Tripollar, Whirlpool, General Mills, Tyson, WeWork, Starbucks, Steinway & Sons, and more, in terms of Chinese copy writing, campaign landing, stakeholder relationship maintaining as well as strategic and creative planning. Before my PR career, I taught children English in Ethiopia and organized a dance festival for International Dance Council in Greece where I curated my first photography exhibition. I hold a Bachelor’s Degree from Fudan University School of Journalism with a minor major in Teaching Foreigner Chinese, and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Columbia University. I am fluent in English and Mandarin, and learning a load of other skills.