Mei Chen serves as Director and Head of Fashion and Luxury at Alibaba Group. Upon joining Alibaba in 2015 as an early employee of the Globalisation team, Mei was leading Alibaba’s international expansion and defining the group strategy in Europe. More recently, Mei has been instrumental in the ideation and creation of Alibaba Group’s ecommerce luxury offering, partnering with leading luxury and fashion houses. Mei also leads international operations for Alibaba's yearly flagship fashion and luxury events and conferences. Prior to joining Alibaba Group, Mei was a long-time Googler, having worked in the sales, marketing and monetisation teams across Europe and the US.

Mei’s entrepreneurial journey started 18+ years ago in Spain where she founded several startups in areas as diverse as education, construction and online marketing. In her spare time, Mei focuses on coaching and empowering female students and executives. Mei is also a guest lecturer at INSEAD, LBS, LSE and HEC Paris. Mei holds a Bachelor degree in Business Management and Finance from Carlos III University of Madrid (Spain), studied at HEC Paris (France) and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School (USA).