Phyllis Kao

Phyllis Kao currently serves as the VP of Client Strategy at Sotheby's, a position held since May 2023. Prior to this role, Phyllis worked as the Director of Business Development at Bonhams from May 2021 to December 2022. Phyllis has extensive experience at Sotheby's, having worked as a Chinese works of art Specialist and Auctioneer from April 2016 to April 2020. Previously, Phyllis held the position of Asian Art Specialist and Head of Sale at Auctionata from October 2014 to October 2015, and served as Director and Specialist in Asian Works of Art and Auctioneer at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers from July 2011 to September 2014. Phyllis holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with a focus on Chinese History, Art History, French, Ancient Greek, and Hellenistic History from Columbia University and has participated in an ICLP Summer Intensive Program at National Taiwan University. Additional educational background includes studies at Université Paris-Sorbonne and Berkeley High School.