Yana Peel (nee Mirkin, born 1974) is a Russian-born Canadian executive, businesswoman, children's author and philanthropist, who is global head of arts and culture at French fashion house Chanel.

[4][5][6] Peel has several advisory positions, which include the Tate International Council and NSPCC therapeutic board, which is now the Children's Safety Online Taskforce.

[7][8] She has been an advisor to the British Fashion Council, Asia Art Archive, Lincoln Center, Para Site and the Victoria and Albert Museum, where she founded the design fund.

[22] Peel started her career in the equities division of Goldman Sachs in 1997 in London and became an executive director before leaving in 2003.

[7] The Fund purchased over 100 pieces for the Tate Modern, and commissioned work by artists including Francis Alys, Yael Bartana, Candice Breitz and Steve McQueen.

[7][23] In 2009, Peel co-founded Intelligence Squared Asia with Amelie Von Wedel, a not-for-profit platform for hosting live debates in Hong Kong.

[32][33] Peel stated that she was "committed to maintaining and open-source spirit"[34] at the Serpentine Galleries, and that it was her ambition "to inspire the widest audiences with the urgency of art and architecture".

[2] The Financial Times noted that Peel "has been able to lure companies such as Google and Bloomberg as partners to help meet the Serpentine's annual £9.5m target".

[37] Together with Lord Richard Rogers and Sir David Adjaye, Peel and Obrist selected Burkina Faso architect Diébédo Francis Kéré to design the 2017 pavilion.

[36] Peel stepped down as CEO in June 2019 as a consequence of the attention paid to her alleged co-ownership of NSO Group.

[42][43] She is also responsible for collaborations with cultural leaders, including Maria Balshaw, Tristram Hunt at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Nicholas Cullinan at the NPG and National Theatre director Rufus Norris.