Tiffany Yu | Millennial Entrepreneur

Hi, I'm Tiffany

My purpose is to foster communities that empower people of all abilities to dream bigger and do great things. I am building and funding the things I wish existed when I was younger.

I am a speaker, social impact entrepreneur, diversity & inclusion community builder, and inclusion and empowerment advocate. I am the CEO & Founder of Diversability (rebranding disability through community) and the Founder of the Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter (monthly micro-grants for disability projects, $20.5k granted to 21 projects in 6 countries). I also serve on the Leadership Committee to plan for a Disability Cultural Center in San Francisco.

I've been named one of the "100 most influential Asian Americans of 2017," one of "100 visionary leaders," and a "women of influence" honoree. I've been featured in Marie Claire, Forbes, the Guardian, the Ford Foundation, and The Wall Street Journal, and have spoken at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, TEDx, and Harvard. You can find my writing in the World Economic Forum, Business Insider, Fortune, and Levo League.

My previous experience is in web development (I built this website), corporate finance and corporate development, recruiting, business journalism, and community management. Previously, I served as an Advisor to an international venture capital firm and worked at Bloomberg and venture-backed startups in real estate and music. I started my career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs, where I was ranked in the top of my peer group and worked on over $14 billion of announced transactions.

I graduated with honors from Georgetown University, am pursuing my Executive Master's degree at the London School of Economics, and currently live in San Francisco.

Speaking

As an advocate for women in business/leadership and disability inclusion, I have spoken internationally at colleges, conferences, nonprofits and other public events. I would love to speak at your next event. Contact me to get started.

Upcoming

Pioneers, Vienna, Austra, May 2019

Collective Impact Forum, Chicago, IL, May 2019

Recent Speaking Engagements

2017-Present

Universal Design Symposium, Los Angeles, CA
TEDxGeorgetown, The Truths About Being a Pioneer, Washington, DC
Tech Inclusion, "Disability is Diversity," Speaker, San Francisco, CA
CMX Summit, "Self-Care Isn't Selfish," Speaker, Portland, OR
World Economic Forum Global Shapers Shape North America, "Pretty Little Lies," Workshop Leader, Sacramento, CA
Stanford University, Guest Speaker, Stanford, CA
Women's Catalyst, Catalyst Conversations, Speaker, San Francisco, CA
Georgetown University Women's Forum, "Disruption, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Alumnae Changing Their Industries and Changing the World," Panelist, Washington, DC
TEDxBethesda, The Power of Exclusion, Speaker, Bethesda, MD
BBYO International Convention, (2 Sessions) Creating Inclusive Environments for All, Stories from Social Entrepreneurs, Speaker, Orlando, FL
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, (5 Sessions) Big Ideas: Disability Beyond Health, Decoding Biases: Diversity by Design, Stop to Think: Selfie Culture, Designing for All Abilities, Let's Talk About Disability, Speaker, Davos, Switzerland
#ThriveWorldwide, Speaker, San Francisco, CA
3% Conference, Covering, Moderator, New York, NY
Awesome Foundation Summit, Lightning Talk, Washington, DC
Designing for Inclusivity, Panelist, San Francisco, CA
SingularityU Denmark, Guest Speaker, Copenhagen, Denmark
Stanford University, Guest Speaker, Palo Alto
"What's the Right Thing to Do?" with Harvard Professor Michael Sandel, Partcipant, Oropos, Greece
Belgian-American Chamber of Commerce, San Francisco
America’s Promise Alliance, The Summit for America’s Future, Speaker, NYC (other speakers included President Bill Clinton, Gen. Colin Powell, Alma Powell, and more)
IgnitionOne Salon Series, Diversity in Tech: Breaking the Mold, Panelist, San Francisco
World Economic Forum Global Shapers - Sacramento Hub, Featured Speaker, Virtual

2016

Resumes are Dead. Cover letters are Dead. How Personal Branding will get you a Job., Panelist, NYC
StartingBloc Institute NY'16, Workshop Leader, NYC
World Merit Merit360, Opening Night Speaker, Honesdale, PA
ShaperTalk, SHAPE North America 2016, Start Your Side Hustle, Speaker, Minneapolis, MN
Wonder Women Tech 2016, Why Millennials are Poised to Save the World, Panelist, Long Beach, CA
CreativeMornings Amsterdam: Broken, Featured Speaker, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Thousand Network Talks, Switzerland
Diversability Unplugged at the Positive Exposure Pop-Up Center, Speaker, NYC
Georgetown University, Life After Georgetown: Disability in the Workplace, Panelist, Washington, DC
The Lady Project Summit 2016, Workshop, Providence, RI
Harvard weCODE Conference, Founder Video, Virtual
In Good Company Founders Friday, Featured Speaker, NYC
Hive Global Leaders Program Unconference, Workshop, San Francisco, CA
#a11ynyc New York City Accessibility and Inclusive Design, Featured Speaker, NYC

2014-2015

ConnectorCon, The Evolving Technology Around Connecting, Moderator, NYC
NYU Smart Woman Securities Careers in Finance, Panelist, NYC
In Good Company Everyday Leadership Series, Why We MUST Build a Richer, More Reflective and Inclusive Experience of Entrepreneurship, Panelist, NYC
Women’s Freedom Conference #WFC2015, Crushing It in the Boardroom: 7 Hacks for Success in Finance/Business, Speaker, Virtual
Illicit Mind’s #ShesABadass Brunch, Theme: Disrupt, Speaker, NYC
Ignite Gotham The New Workplace: People, Tools & Spaces, The New Normal, Speaker, NYC
Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association East Coast Conference, Connect Directly, Workshop, Philadelphia
Harvard Law School, Diversity and Disability, Panelist, Cambridge, MA
NYU Smart Woman Securities, An Inside Look: Wall Street Recruiting, Keynote, NYC

Tiffany A. Yu

Millennial Entrepreneur // Inclusion and Empowerment Advocate