Summer Gao

Summer Gao is an experienced marketing professional currently serving as the Head of Brand & Marketing for Teapresso at CHAGEE since April 2025, focusing on brand strategy, product development, and integrated marketing. Previous roles include Brand Director for Peet's Coffee in China, where responsibilities encompassed brand strategy, content development, and trade marketing, as well as Brand Director for Canidae, managing brand strategy and e-commerce promotion in Greater China. Summer's experience also includes corporate branding for The Coca-Cola Company and communications management for Starbucks China. Early career highlights feature journalism with Caijing Magazine and a research internship at Mercer. Academic credentials include a Master of Law in Sociology from Peking University and dual degrees in Sociology and Journalism from Shandong University, along with an exchange program at National Tsing Hua University.