Christina Yu and Monika Jo

Christina Yu is an executive at Mursion, a VR company for building emotional intelligence in the workplace. She holds an AB in English and creative writing from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business. Prior to her current role, she helped launch a PaaS adaptive learning division at McGraw-Hill Education, where she was the head of marketing and managed a portfolio of higher-ed adaptive products. She also worked at the edtech startup Knewton, and as a professor of English at Kean University and Southern Connecticut State University. Monika Jo, learning partner at Mursion, is an applied anthropologist and a participant-observer of Bay Area culture, media, and tech. She was the award-winning producer and bride of the world’s first wedding conducted using virtual reality (VR) technology and is currently adapting a young readers’ book into a VR experience. Monika is also a founding adviser for Umber, an Oakland, California-based indie magazine that highlights the voices of Black and Brown creatives. Connect with her @monikajo and on LinkedIn.