Vanessa is the Group Managing Director of Nan Fung Development Ltd., managing the Group’s global real estate development portfolio.

She is also the Founder of The Mills – a revitalization project of transforming the Nan Fung Textile Mills into a global innovation Techstyle destination comprising of art, start-up incubation, and experiential retail. She currently spearheads the Group’s SEWIT framework, which stands for social cohesion, environmental sustainability, wellness, innovation, and technology.  Along with her experience in working for AECOM as a Landscape Designer and a part-time lecturer at the University of Hong Kong on City Branding, she hopes to inspire the younger generation and unlock Hong Kong’s leadership potential beyond the status quo.

She is a convener of NarrativeHK, an initiative promoting positivism among her generation in envisioning the future of HK.  Together with her husband, she co-owns HK’s first CrossFit gym, Asphodel Fitness and Performance.

Vanessa obtained her Doctor of Philosophy at City University of Hong Kong, Master’s in Landscape Architecture at Harvard University, and Bachelor’s in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of California, Berkeley.

Location: Hong Kong