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Kerbona Research Foundation

Leadership & Team

Leadership grounded in education, responsible development, and public benefit.

Kerbona's leadership brings together organizational strategy, educational program direction, operations, and program coordination.

Founding Leadership

Bo Xi He

Founding Director, Strategy and Development

Bo Xi He serves as Founding Director, Strategy and Development of Kerbona Research Foundation, leading organizational strategy, external development, funding readiness, and communications infrastructure. His work focuses on identifying opportunities across schools, communities, funding organizations, and prospective partners, and translating them into practical development pathways for the Foundation. He contributes to building the relationships, systems, and institutional foundations that support Kerbona’s long-term growth and public educational mission.

  • Organizational Strategy
  • External Development
  • Funding Readiness
  • Communications Infrastructure

Yining Cheng

Founding Director, Education and Academic Programs

Yining Cheng serves as Founding Director, Education and Academic Programs of Kerbona Research Foundation, leading curriculum development, academic program design, and life sciences education. She holds a B.Sc. in Food, Nutrition and Health from the University of British Columbia and has completed Medical Laboratory Science training at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Drawing on her background in life sciences and laboratory medicine, she develops research-based learning experiences that connect secondary-school science with university-level inquiry, laboratory practice, and real-world applications.

  • Life Sciences Education
  • Curriculum Development
  • Academic Program Design
  • Experiential Learning

Yang Liu

Founding Director, Operations and Administration

Yang Liu serves as Founding Director, Operations and Administration of Kerbona Research Foundation, supporting organizational governance, internal operations, and administrative development. She holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics from the University of British Columbia and a master’s degree in Cybersecurity from the New York Institute of Technology. Drawing on her background in mathematics and technology, she contributes to responsible governance practices, effective internal systems, and sustainable operational structures that support Kerbona’s educational activities and long-term organizational development.

  • Governance
  • Internal Operations
  • Administration
  • Organizational Systems

Program Leadership

Weiyu Chen

Program Director

Weiyu Chen serves as Program Director of Kerbona Research Foundation, overseeing program implementation, coordination, and participant experience. He is a PhD candidate in Economics at Simon Fraser University and holds an M.A. in Economics from the University of Toronto and a B.A. (Honours) in Economics from Simon Fraser University. His work focuses on coordinating schools, universities, community organizations, and program contributors to deliver structured learning experiences that help students understand academic disciplines, research, real-world applications, and future educational pathways.

  • Program Implementation
  • Program Coordination
  • Educational Engagement
  • Student Pathways

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