Yu's wife, Yang Jiaqing, used to be a flower of German Department in Peking University. After graduating from college, he became an English teacher in Peking University, where he met Yang Jiaqing, then a student.
Yu, born on September 4th in Xiagang Street, Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province 1962, is the founder of New Oriental Education Group and an expert in English teaching and management. Chairman of New Oriental Education Group and co-founder of Hongtai Fund.