San Francisco
About Our Work in San Francisco
At our San Francisco headquarters, we provide programmatic and administrative support to our country teams. We host global leaders, policy makers, and innovators working to solve the toughest social and economic challenges in Asia and the Pacific. The Asia Foundation has maintained its headquarters in San Francisco since our founding in 1954.
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News from San Francisco
Learn about our latest work and development approaches.
What We Do
Leaders on the Frontlines
The Asia Foundation’s annual Leaders on the Frontlines event recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations that have demonstrated extraordinary leadership and helped to promote the Foundation’s mission to improve lives across a dynamic and developing Asia. Past honorees include 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon.
Staff in San Francisco
Mission-driven and multidisciplinary, our staff bring a broad range of talents and backgrounds to their work every day.
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Barbara Groth
Senior Director, Public Sector Partnerships
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Behnaz Raufi
Chief of Staff and Assistant Secretary, Board of Trustees
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Celine Varkey
Director, Public Sector Partnerships
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Dinesha de Silva
Chief, Operations, Asia and the Pacific
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Eelynn Sim
Director, Global Communications
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Elizabeth Romanoff Silva
Associate Director, Women’s Empowerment
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Elizabeth Sullivan
Senior Director, Evaluation and Learning
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Ethan Geary
Acting Senior Director, Asia Operations Coordination
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Jenna Booth
Director, Business Information Systems
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John Moutoussamy
Director, People and Culture
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Kelly Deuster
Chief Communications Officer
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Ken Krug
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
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Kyle Barker
Director, Let’s Read
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Laurel E. Miller
President and CEO
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Mandy Wong
Senior Director, Public Sector Partnerships
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Mark Koenig
Vice President, Programs
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Mark Muscat
Director, Global Information Services
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Mary Sanderson
Senior Director, Finance
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Minhaj Ali
Director, Finance
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Oliver Petzold
Director, Corporate and Foundation Partnerships
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Pauline Tweedie
Chief Project Management Officer
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Sharon Thompson
Chief People Officer
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Thomas Parks
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
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Wendy Soone-Broder
Chief Philanthropy Officer
