Amy Kao is a student at Yale University, in their MBA program. She previously attended Carnegie Mellon University on full scholarship and graduated Top 5 in her class. As an avid pianist and violist, Amy co-founded the International Music and Arts Society (IMAS) in 2010 with the mission of advancing musical and cultural relationships between teachers and students all over the world.
As an experienced emcee and show host, Amy has graced
both local and global stages to bring shows alive for her audience. She is currently very involved with emceeings concerts and shows for Ice Pn Television, a global television network for Asian Americans. In the past, Amy has hosted in Italy and China for the International Music Culture Festival. Recently, Amy hosted concert for Li Chuan Yun, a globally acclaimed violinist.
Passionate about contributing to positive change through social impact, she has volunteered on educational and community development projects in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, China, Italy, France, and Taiwan. She will be traveling to Panama City with her company in June to help micro-enterprise owners develop their businesses.
In her spare time, Amy enjoys traveling and exercising (she recently completed her first half marathon and is training for her first marathon!). She also enjoys modeling is and currently represented by Wilhelmina, Model Management Group, and JB Talent Agency. Amy has walked the runway for New York Fashion Week and Couture Fashion Week, and graced the covers of national and international magazines such Supermodels Unlimited, Prom Guide, and Next Step Magazine. You can see her on the cover of Fashion Avenue News, December 2015 issue in New York City!
In 2010, Amy was crowned the first-ever Pan Pacific Princess USA and served as an ambassador for Special Cares Community Services, a non-profit organization in New Jersey devoted to enhancing the lives of those with special needs. She has services as a spokesperson for the developmentally disabled ever since, and currently sits on the board for two non-profits: Musicopia and We Are Impacting Communities (WAICO). Prior to business school, she was employed as a Strategy and Operations Consultant at Deloitte Consulting and worked on strategic engagements within the pharmaceutical and financial services industries.
Amy is the proud recipient of the Andrew Carnegie Scholar award and Liberty Mutual's Responsible Scholar $10,000 award. Her past achievements include being named ASPIRE's Outstanding Woman of the Year (2010), Oxford University Visiting Scholar, and a Goldman Sachs Scholar (2011). She is a proud honoree member of Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Beta Kappa, and Phi Sigma Phi.
As an experienced emcee and show host, Amy has graced
both local and global stages to bring shows alive for her audience. She is currently very involved with emceeings concerts and shows for Ice Pn Television, a global television network for Asian Americans. In the past, Amy has hosted in Italy and China for the International Music Culture Festival. Recently, Amy hosted concert for Li Chuan Yun, a globally acclaimed violinist.
Passionate about contributing to positive change through social impact, she has volunteered on educational and community development projects in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, China, Italy, France, and Taiwan. She will be traveling to Panama City with her company in June to help micro-enterprise owners develop their businesses.
In her spare time, Amy enjoys traveling and exercising (she recently completed her first half marathon and is training for her first marathon!). She also enjoys modeling is and currently represented by Wilhelmina, Model Management Group, and JB Talent Agency. Amy has walked the runway for New York Fashion Week and Couture Fashion Week, and graced the covers of national and international magazines such Supermodels Unlimited, Prom Guide, and Next Step Magazine. You can see her on the cover of Fashion Avenue News, December 2015 issue in New York City!
In 2010, Amy was crowned the first-ever Pan Pacific Princess USA and served as an ambassador for Special Cares Community Services, a non-profit organization in New Jersey devoted to enhancing the lives of those with special needs. She has services as a spokesperson for the developmentally disabled ever since, and currently sits on the board for two non-profits: Musicopia and We Are Impacting Communities (WAICO). Prior to business school, she was employed as a Strategy and Operations Consultant at Deloitte Consulting and worked on strategic engagements within the pharmaceutical and financial services industries.
Amy is the proud recipient of the Andrew Carnegie Scholar award and Liberty Mutual's Responsible Scholar $10,000 award. Her past achievements include being named ASPIRE's Outstanding Woman of the Year (2010), Oxford University Visiting Scholar, and a Goldman Sachs Scholar (2011). She is a proud honoree member of Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Beta Kappa, and Phi Sigma Phi.
