2022 Asia Foundation Development Fellow

Women's Empowerment Advocate, China



Mengdi (Mandy) Tao is an advocate for women’s empowerment and children’s education. Mandy serves as a program director at Laoniu Brother & Sister Foundation, where she manages children’s welfare and family philanthropy projects in China and overseas. Previously, Mandy worked with Global Interactions, managing the flagship program World Academy for the Future of Women. Mandy is an executive committee member of the Young Professional Forum of the British Chamber, Global Women Connect, and VIVA Professional Women’s Network. She also supports the annual Women’s Economic Summit and Women Empowerment Award hosted by the American Chamber of China.