Yana Peel is President of Arts, Culture & Heritage at CHANEL, and has served on the Executive Team since she joined the House in 2020. She is also a board member of Fondation CHANEL, which supports the advancement of women and girls worldwide and is one of the largest philanthropic organisations dedicated to this mission.
Formerly, Peel was CEO of The Serpentine Galleries in London and co-founded Outset Contemporary Art Fund to drive new philanthropic initiatives across the arts. While living in Hong Kong SAR (2009-2015), she founded and acted as the CEO of Intelligence Squared Asia, a global forum for live debate. She also co-chaired the leading institution Para Site Arts Space.
She is a Young Global Leader and a member of the Global Arts and Culture Council of the World Economic Forum, a Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute, and a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Her board commitments include Sadler’s Wells Theatre and international councils for TATE, the Metropolitan Museum, and American Ballet Theatre.
Peel studied at McGill University and completed a postgraduate degree in Economics at LSE before starting her career at Goldman Sachs.