Michelle Yu

Michelle Yu is Senior Director – Custom Programs in Executive Education. She received her MBA from INSEAD. She started her career in the art industry and landed her career passion in business executive education.  

Before joining Columbia Business School, Michelle worked at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business’s New York office, managing custom and open exec ed courses in North and South Americas, as well as clients from Asia, overlooking business development, operation and marketing. She also started her career at Christie’s New York and had a contemporary art gallery before stepping into the education industry.  

Michelle is originally from China, moved to Australia and Canada at a young age before permanently moving to the US since college. She currently lives in Manhattan, New York.