What’s the Philanthro-tea? A New Generation of Leadership

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Affinity spaces are available for AAPIP Members.

AAPIP is hosting a joint New Gens & LGBTQIA+ Affinity Space gathering for a panel discussion on empowering intersectional leadership in a new generation of philanthropy. Earlier this year, AAPIP hosted a panel of OG AAPIPers who delighted us with stories and insights on their 20+ year careers in philanthropy. Inspired by that conversation, we’re hoping to gather AAPIPers for another opportunity to learn from network peers and collectively engage in some sensemaking of what it means to be part of this new generation of leadership in today’s volatile social political climate.

We acknowledge intersectional identities are a constant in our existence and are inherently part of our leadership stories, though honoring this intersectionality has not always been part of the history of AANHPI leadership in philanthropy. While AANHPI and queer identities have always held political origins, folks today now more than ever before are reclaiming these identities as part of our community power. This session aims to unpack these historical nuances that have impacted today’s generation of movement leaders.

Speakers are new gen, mid-career philanthropy leaders who will swap stories on their journeys in community and philanthropy, ways their intersecting identities helped shape their leadership, and reflections on how we can empower and sustain each other in this work.

Speakers:

Alex Oishi, Decolonizing Wealth Project

Alex Oishi is an Executive Operations Associate at the Decolonizing Wealth Project (DWP), a global movement transforming wealth into collective healing, anchored by a bold strategy to catalyze $1 trillion in reparative giving by 2035. In this role, Alex leads Executive Office operations and stewards DWP’s donor advisor strategy, deepening relationships with the advisors and institutions to shift how wealth flows in this sector. Alex previously served as a Program Associate at the Wayfarer Foundation and has been an AAPIP member since 2022, most recently serving on the host committee for the 2025 national conference. Alex is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Timothy HyoJun Kim, THK Consulting

Timothy HyoJun Kim is the founder and principal of THK Consulting, partnering with nonprofits and foundations on impact measurement, strategic planning, and program development. His values lie in pursuing social change through partnership, balancing urgency with sustainability, and building complex and kind relationships. As Executive Director of the Korean American Community Foundation of San Francisco, he led a full grant-making strategy overhaul, launched an AANHPI social-impact leadership pipeline, and built a coalition of 15+ institutional partners. Previously, as Director of Programs for a global education nonprofit, he oversaw operations spanning 400,000 service recipients, 900 volunteers, and 1,500 institutional partners across 30+ countries. He specializes in working with AANHPI-serving organizations navigating growth, transition, and long-term sustainability.

Jennifer Nguyen, Stupski Foundation

Since 2019 and following a decade as an educator in school systems, Jennifer Nguyen has worked at the Stupski Foundation, a San Francisco-based spend down. She will complete her work as director of postsecondary success in December 2027. Her proudest accomplishment is ardently supporting local colleges and districts amid an increasingly challenging environment for public schools. She serves on the board for Spark San Francisco Public Schools and the advisory board of the Oakland Public Education Fund. Additionally, she reflects on the final stage of her philanthropic journey through the candid column, “Philanthropy Confidential.” A writer based in Oakland, Jen’s first book, a personal essay collection about her family, will be released in Spring 2028.