
MEET LUCY CHEN
I am a first-generation immigrant from China. I studied at University of California, Los Angeles where I received my MS in Environmental Engineering in 1996. After spending 20 years in the finance industry, during which I became a senior leader, I found myself reflecting on the challenges I overcame as a new American and a woman, and decided to become a career and life coach.
I have a passion for helping women and immigrants to pursue happiness in life and success in career. Since 2000, I have mentored and coached over 100 people across the professional fields of engineering, data analysis, risk management, and finance.
I offer sessions in both English and Mandarin Chinese—whichever the client prefers. As a Distinguished Toastmaster, I have won speech contests at the area and division levels and love to help immigrants improve their communication and leadership skills. I am a motivational speaker.
In 2023, I published my first English book, Build Resilience: Live, Learn, and Lead.
Being a mother of 3 children, I understand the inherent challenges of balancing one’s career and family life and am ready to help others overcome them. I am also an active yogi and taekwondo martial artist, so I can prove it is possible to raise a family and still lead a healthy lifestyle through exercise, meditation, and a balanced diet.
In addition to my work as a coach and finance leader, I am a member of Chief, a private network focused on connecting and supporting women executive leaders. Also, I am a member of the advisory board of Catalyst Youth Network, a nonprofit that uplifts underserved youths in Oakland. I chair the Albany API Parent Engagement Group's Stop Asian Hate Committee and have led the Cornell Elementary School PTA for two years as its President. In the past, I also worked as Club President, Area Governor, and Division Governor for District 4 of Toastmasters International.
LEARN MORE ABOUT LUCY CHEN
The Principle Post
My Immigrant Story
Woman to Woman Podcast
MEET THE TEAM
Francis Chiu
Editor
Professor Frances A. Chiu (Smith College, A.B.; Oxford University, Ph.D.) is a developmental and content editor. Nine of the twenty books she edited between 2023 and 2025 won awards, including some highly prestigious ones like the Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY), the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), the Next Generation Indie Book Award, IAN Book of the Year Award, the Golden Door Silver Medal; and the PenCraft Spring Best Book Award. She teaches history and literature at The New School in NYC and is also the author of The Routledge Guidebook to Paine’s Rights of Man.
John Wu
Editor
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