Yingzong Xin received her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from the Beijing Film Academy in 2014 and her MFA from the Univ. of Southern California in 2018. Recruited for an internship at Pixar in the summer of 2018, she was offered the position of Character Designer immediately afterwards. Her character design can be seen in Disney/Pixar movie Onward, the Oscar-winning movie Soul; and the short: Twenty Something.
Yingzong was selected one of Forbes 30 Under 30 for 2022 - Hollywood & Entertainment