Prior to joining IIE, Lu Yi worked as the CFO and Academic Head of a Hong Kong-based online education platform. She accumulated over a decade of investment banking experience with expertise in country coverage, cross-border M&A transactions and financial sponsors/private equity. Synthesizing operational experience from the startup realm and corporate finance, Lu Yi possesses a good understanding of innovation, entrepreneurship and the role of education in cultivating the next generation of leaders.

Lu Yi holds a Master of Education from Hong Kong University and graduated with First Class Honours from the London School of Economics in Business Mathematics and Statistics. She enjoys reading and spending time with her family.