“Entrepreneurship is a mentality that is best fostered in an educational setting, and we have so much opportunity: Why can’t the Baltimore/D.C./Virginia region become the Silicon Valley of the East Coast? We have the right ecosystem. We have the land. We have a well-educated, diverse workforce and opportunities for employment. We have investors. We just need a little more push toward creating an economy that is inclusive, which is very important for our future.” — Mei Xu, MA
Mei Xu is a Chinese American entrepreneur and international businesswoman who has built a multimillion-dollar company and become a credible voice in global consumer business and women’s leadership development. She is the founder and CEO of three global companies, Yes She May, Blissliving Home, and Chesapeake Bay Candle.
Xu is now focused on helping women-owned consumer product companies grow and prosper with the Yes She May product platform. She holds a BA degree from Beijing Foreign Studies University and an MA from the University of Maryland, College Park. She has been a member of the UMB Foundation Board of Trustees since 2018.
Read more about Xu’s entrepreneurial journey and commitment to UMB in the June 2021 issue of SPOTLIGHT newsletter.
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