SUNMOON JANG

SUNMOON IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ALIGN OUR PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS WITH OUR MISSION AND VISION. IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19, WHEN ALL THE PROGRAMS BECAME VIRTUAL, SHE KICKSTARTED A PILOT PROJECT THAT TRANSLATES LOCAL DATA INTO COMMUNITY ASSETS AND STORIES CALLED CASA WORKING WITH ACADEMIA. SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN CREATING INNOVATIVE PROJECTS THAT HAD BEEN UNDER-EVALUATED BUT COULD EXPAND ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT.

SHE NOW FOCUSES ON BUILDING A NETWORK OF LOCAL CHANGEMAKERS AND ENTREPRENEURS IN THE BRONX AND HARLEM, NEW YORK CITY, WITH HER 2 DECADES OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE CROSS-SECTOR THAT INCLUDES GLOBAL CONSUMER COMPANIES AND NONPROFITS IN NEW YORK AND SEOUL.

IN ADDITION, SHE SPOKE AT ASIAN VENTURE PHILANTHROPY NETWORK (AVPN) AND FONDATION CHANEL’S BI-ANNUAL CONFERENCE, ENSEMBLE REGARDING WOMEN EMPOWERMENT (2018), AND RESEARCHED GENDER INEQUALITY IN VENTURE CAPITAL IN THE U.S. (2016)