Sara Jane Ho

Sara Jane Ho 何佩嵘
Born (1987-12-12) 12 December 1987
Residence Beijing; Shanghai
Citizenship China SAR
Alma mater Georgetown University (BA)
Harvard Business School (MBA)
Occupation Founder, principal of Institute Sarita
Known for Etiquette
Website Institute Sarita

Sara Jane Ho (Chinese:何佩嵘；born December 12, 1987) is a Chinese businesswoman from Hong Kong. She founded the Institute Sarita, a finishing school headquartered in Beijing, China, in 2013. In May 2015, she opened a second school in Shanghai.

In 2017, she launched an investment company, Fengchao Value, and opened a private member's club in Beijing, Casa Fengchao.

Early life and education

Ho attended primary and secondary schools at Peak School, German Swiss International School in Hong Kong, and Phillips Exeter Academy. She studied English literature and government at Georgetown University and holds an MBA at Harvard Business School.[1][2]

Career

Perella Weinberg Partners

From 2007 to 2009, Ho was a mergers & acquisitions analyst at the boutique New York investment bank, Perella Weinberg Partners.

Wokai

After completing her analyst programme she moved to Beijing in 2009 to join online microfinance non-profit Wokai as a full-time volunteer leading business development and fundraising.

Institute Sarita

After graduating from Institut Villa Pierrefeu, a Swiss finishing school, Ho moved to Beijing in 2013 to establish Institute Sarita. Based on a Swiss finishing school concept, the institute provides lifestyle and etiquette training under two main courses: hostessing, a twelve-day course targeting married women, and debutante, a ten-day course targeting unmarried women. Courses include western table manners, floral arrangement, table conversation, dresscodes, and British afternoon tea. In May 2015, Ho opened a second school in Shanghai.[3][4][5][6]

Fengchao Value

In 2017, Ho launched a second company, Fengchao Value, a venture fund and advisory business. In June 2017, she opened Casa Fengchao, a private member's club in Beijing under the Fengchao Value platform.

Casa Fengchao is located in the former residence of Ronglu in Beijing, a Manchu political and military leader of the late Qing dynasty (1644-1911) and grandfather to Puyi, China's last emperor. The building is a cultural heritage site in China. [7]


Honors and awards

In 2013, Ho was included on the Forbes 2013 list “Future Women in the Mix in Asia: 12 to Watch" and in 2015 was included as "30 under 30" for BBC 100 Women.[8] Ho is a Global Shaper for the World Economic Forum.[9] Institute Sarita was recognised as one of the "World's Most Innovative 50 Companies" by Fast Company magazine in 2014.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Sara Jane Ho, HBS Alumna: A Humble Eagerness to Learn". TopMBA.com. 2013-10-28. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  2. ↑ "Sara Jane Ho | World Economic Forum". Global Shapers. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  3. ↑ "Institute Sarita". Institute Sarita. 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  4. ↑ Bodick, Noelle (2014-04-03). "Etiquette Expert Sara Jane Ho on Injecting Good Manners Into the Chinese Art Market | Art for Sale". Artspace. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  5. ↑ "Moguls of the World: Sara Jane Ho, the Elegant Entrepreneur Who Is Changing Chinese Culture Through Etiquette - MOGUL". Onmogul.com. 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150810145024/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6dd3a0e6-4b1c-11e2-9650-00144feab49a.html. Archived from the original on August 10, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2017-06/09/content_29688886.htm
  8. ↑ ""30 Under 30" Sara Jane Ho, 29, Hong Kong". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Women To Watch In Asia, 2013: Sara Jane Ho". Forbes. 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  10. ↑ "Fast Company". Fast Company. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
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