Zhang Mei
Zhang Mei is the founder of WildChina Travel. Born in Dali, in China's Yunnan province, Mei attended Yunnan University before running into a Thai banker at a business event who encouraged her to apply to Harvard Business School. After graduation from Harvard, Mei accepted a position working for McKinsey & Company doing corporate consulting. Mei reported feeling unfulfilled by the corporate environment, and after a pro bono assignment investigating conservation for the Nature Conservancy she decided in 2000 to launch her own travel company WildChina.
Personal
Mei is married and has a family with John Pomfret (journalist).
Awards
Mei has been the Recipient of numerous travel awards including but not limited to:
- Travel + Leisure's A-List Tour Operator in 2011, 2010, and 2009.
- Condé Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialist in 2011 and 2010
- Mei was recognized in The Daily Beast's 2012 list of Women in the World for founding sustainable travel company WildChina.
References
- The Official WildChina website
- The Official WildChina Collection website
- Best Life-Changing Trips - Travel + Leisure
- China's Magic Melting Mountain - Condé Nast Traveler
- Voluntourism in China - JAXFAX Travel Magazine
- Greening China - Pacific Asia Travel Association
- to Shut Down: Harvard Business Review
- A walk on the wild side: China Daily