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After a competitive selection with over 850 applicants, our Asia Foundation Development Fellows: Emerging Leadership for Asia and the Pacific’s Future has a new 2025 cohort of 13 emerging leaders. The fellows are from Afghanistan, Australia, Bhutan, Indonesia, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, the Pacific Islands, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.For the first time in our eleven-year program

Not displaying correctly? View this email in your browserLeadEx News Fall 2024The fall of 2024 convened several LeadEx programs, including the Development Fellows and William P. Fuller Fellows, in New York City, Washington D.C., and San Francisco, where we hosted the annual Leaders on the Frontlines event on October 23. We are thrilled to share the following updates on our leaders fighting for a j

https://asiafoundation.org/2023/01/03/the-asia-foundation-announces-2023-development-fellows/The Asia Foundation Announces 2023 Development FellowsSan Francisco, January 3, 2023 — The Asia Foundation announces the 2023 class of Asia Foundation Development Fellows: Emerging Leadership for Asia’s Future following a highly competitive selection process. The 2023 Development Fellows are emerging leade

https://asiafoundation.org/2023/01/10/announcing-the-2023-leadnext-fellows-ambassadors-for-a-global-future/Announcing the 2023 LeadNext Fellows: Ambassadors for a Global FutureSan Francisco, January 10, 2023 — The Asia Foundation is pleased to announce the 2023 LeadNext Fellows: Ambassadors for a Global Future class.LeadNext is The Asia Foundation’s dynamic new program focused on global citizenshi

Read our LeadEx Newsletter - Winter 2023 here!Happy New Year from The Asia Foundation's LeadEx unit!  Please see highlights from a very busy, challenging, and exciting last year. We were excited to host in-person programming again and look forward to continuing the momentum in 2023. We are grateful to have you in our network and thank you for your continued support of our programs.

Read our LeadEx Quarterly News - Summer 2022 here! Happy summer's end from The Asia Foundation's LeadEx unit! We're pleased to share our many in-person programs this summer and announce applications for 2023 programming!

Read On The Frontlines - 2022 2nd Edition here! Leadership matters. The Asia Foundation has long invested in the human capital needed for Asian societies to develop and flourish, and works to identify, equip and develop leaders of consequence—from emerging, next generation development and policy leaders in Asia, to highly accomplished leaders who seek to do more. On The Frontlines showcases extrao

Read our LeadEx Newsletter - Spring 2022!Greetings from The Asia Foundation's LeadEx unit! Spring has flown by and the LeadEx team is keeping busy. After several successful virtual events, we are excited to dust off our suitcases and begin in-person programming again starting in June. Read on to learn more!

Read about our fellows on the frontlines of change in the On The Frontlines - 1st Edition 2022Leadership matters. The Asia Foundation has long invested in the human capital needed for Asian societies to develop and flourish, and works to identify, equip and develop leaders of consequence—from emerging, next generation development and policy leaders in Asia, to highly accomplished leaders who seek

LeadEx Quarterly News Emerging Leadership for Asia's Future Greetings from The Asia Foundation's LeadEx unit! It's a new year and there are many exciting new things happening with our programs. We're welcoming new cohorts of fellows and launching new initiatives to start the new year off with a bang! We look

https://fb.watch/8hSEkMDGsq/ Our new leadership program, LeadNext: Ambassadors for a Global Future, is seeking dynamic individuals aged 18-25 who are interested in fostering cross-cultural relationships with future leaders across the U.S. and Asia. Applications are open now!

San Francisco, September 23, 2021 — The Asia Foundation announces a call for applications for a new program that invests in next-generation leaders. LeadNext: Ambassadors for a Global Future builds a dynamic network of twenty future leaders aged 18-25 from the United States and across Asia who demonstrate a commitment to creative approaches to addressing pressing issues in their communities. The i

Amy Weaver, 1996-97 Luce Scholar (Hong Kong) assumed the positions of President and Chief Financial Officer at Salesforce, where she is responsible for leading the company’s global finance organization and is a member of the company’s executive committee reporting directly to Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff.

Abbie VanSickle, 2011-21 Luce Scholar (Cambodia) writes “Don’t Kill Me’: Others Tell of Abuse by Officer Who Knelt on George Floyd” in the New York Times. VanSickle covers criminal justice in California for The Marshall Project. She has worked as a reporter for the University of California, Berkeley Investigative Reporting Program, the Center for Investigative Reporting and the Tampa Bay Times. He

Thuy Tran, 2020 Margaret Williams Fellow, a specialist in contemporary art and community-based engagement, was featured in the virtual program “Don’t Mess With Me: Combating Gender-based Violence in South Asia Through Art and Engagement,” organized by The Asia Foundation and the Asian Art Museum on February 17, 2021.

Tamara Shogaolu, 2013-14 Luce Scholar (Indonesia) was selected by the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival as one of “five Afro Latino directors for its inaugural Latinx Inclusion Fellowship Series, sponsored by Netflix.” She will be awarded a $20,000 grant to produce a short, along with individualized mentorship, one-on-one meetings with industry leaders, and her completed film will pre

Nirav Shah, 2002-03 Luce Scholar (Cambodia), Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention, has a Facebook fan following that recognizes “...As the face of calm and reason in this crisis, Dr. Nirav D. Shah, Director of the Maine CDC, has become a source of comfort and invaluable knowledge to Mainers who faithfully await his daily updates."  Shah spent his Luce year with the Nationa

Kristin Rechberger, 1995-96 Luce Scholar (Korea) was appointed to the Prince of Wales’ Charitable Fund Board, recognizing “her career supporting those who defend nature.” Rechberger is CEO of Dynamic Planet, which helps advance and invest in markets that restore nature and develops responsible businesses that regenerate landscapes, seascapes and communities, optimizing environmental, social and ec

Jeffrey Prescott, 2001-02 Luce Scholar (China) has been named the United States Deputy to the Ambassador to the United Nations in the Biden Administration. Prescott previously served as an advisor to the United States National Security Council on policy related to Iran, Iraq, Syria, and the Persian Gulf and as deputy national security advisor and senior Asia advisor for then Vice President Biden.

Norman Padalhin, 2019 Young Asian Diplomat (Philippines) recently received his Assignment Order to serve as Consul in the Philippine Consulate General in Milan, Italy. Padalhin was a participant in the inaugural 2019 Young Asian Diplomats Program: Strengthening Emerging Asian Leadership in Global Relations.