Yana Peel

Yana Peel (born June 1974) is the CEO of the Serpentine Galleries, London. Prior to this she ran Intelligence Squared.[1]

Early life

Peel was born in June 1974,[2] in St Petersburg, Russia.[3] She grew up in Canada,[4] and attended McGill University there, then the LSE.[5]

Career

Peel started her career at Goldman Sachs.[5]

Having co-founded the Outset Contemporary Art Fund in 2003[6] as a hub for creative funding solutions for cultural projects, Peel maintains advisory positions across the arts that include: Tate International Council, British Fashion Council, Lincoln Centre, V&A, V-A-C Foundation Moscow, and Asia Art Archive. At Para/Site and Intelligence Squared, she serves as board co-chair.[7]

In March 2015 she became a trustee of the Serpentine Galleries, and in July 2016 she was appointed CEO.[8]

Personal life

She is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum[5] and a regular contributor to the Davos Annual Meeting, particularly on topics at the intersection of technology and visual art. Her two children provide inspiration for her best-selling book series, Art for Baby,[9] which benefits the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children NSPCC.[10] In 2015, she was named by the South China Morning Post as one of "10 Outstanding Women for this Year" and selected by Debrett’s as one of "Hong Kong’s 100 People of Greatest Influence".

She is married to Stephen Peel,[11] a private equity financier.[12] They have two children.[12]

References

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  2. ↑ "Yana PEEL - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  3. ↑ "Who We Are". Intelligence Squared. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  4. ↑ Robert Dex (2016-04-13). "Charity founder Yana Peel is new Serpentine boss | Exhibitions | Going Out | London Evening Standard". Standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  5. 1 2 3 "Yana Peel | World Economic Forum". Weforum.org. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  6. ↑ "Yana Peel & Candida Gertler / Power 100 / Art Review". Artreview.com. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ "Yana Peel succeeds Julia Peyton-Jones at Serpentine Galleries". Dezeen.com. 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  9. ↑ Viv Groskop. "Viv Groskop: A new baby book advocates the calming influence of contemporary art | Art and design". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  10. ↑
  11. ↑ "A conversation with Yana Peel". Ocula.com. 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  12. 1 2 Clark, Simon (2014-06-20). "Top TPG Dealmaker Stephen Peel to Leave Firm". WSJ.com. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
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