Also known as Yaqi Jin, co-founder of Concert Star LLC, a producer, music director, classical pianist, and jazz vocalist with a focus on live performance based in Los Angeles and New York City, certified as a music professional in Grammy Award organization – Recording Academy. She is majoring in Piano Performance and Music Business at NYU Steinhardt & Stern.

She served as a judge and artistic director of the Concert Star International Music Competition at Carnegie Hall, the OpusOne International Music Festival, ICMA International Music Festival and the Shanghai International Youth Piano Competition, among others, and remains active in the forefront and behind the scenes of major international music festivals. She has also served as a guest lecturer at Columbia University and Pepperdine University on her research topic, “Where Passion Meets Profession in the Music Industry”. With strong connections to distinguished music professors and musicians, she has achieved internationally recognized success in the fields of music related production, education and artistic research. 

As both a performer and behind the scene leader, She has led many large-scale productions as lead producer and music director with her creative authority and musical sensitivity such as NYUGALA2025 at Apollo Theater and Today is the Day 2024 World Tour (CQ) by Andy Lau, etc, reaching audiences in the hundreds of thousands across concerts, music videos, films, and interdisciplinary performances. She has a comprehensive and professional foundation in music theory, production, and performance, which provides a solid and specialized support for her focus on live music business. This makes her a true behind-the-scenes leader with the mindset of a performer. Her work has been recognized by the Grammy, the Cannes International Film Festival, Steinway & Sons, among others. She also supports many student associations, senior centers and education organizations as judge chair and performer in their music competitions and events.

Beyond her professional work, Ivy maintains close ties with the global economics and finance community. She has participated in high-level convenings, including the 2025 World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C. and the BIBS Joint Dinner Meeting at the Harvard Club, where she engaged in roundtable discussions with policy and industry leaders. She is deliberate about linking music, the arts, and cultural exchange with global economic development, and she offers informed perspectives on creative industries, soft power, and community impact. These experiences position her to contribute a distinct, interdisciplinary voice at the Meetings.

She runs on tennis court with iced latte and diet coke while Chopin, Brahms, Laufey and Khalil Fong in her headphone.