Born and raised in Southern California to Taiwanese parents, Irene Liu is on a mission to reintroduce the importance of nourishing the mother. She saw firsthand how foods that represent rest and assistance, necessary for physical and emotional healing, are what helped her own friends and family recover from childbirth. These experiences led her to realize that most new mothers in America lack access to nutritional guidance, community support, and culturally inclusive resources. Liu holds a BS in business administration from the University of California Berkeley, an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School, and an MBA from the Wharton School​ University of Pennsylvania.