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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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.

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Staff in San Francisco

Mission-driven and multidisciplinary, our staff bring a broad range of talents and backgrounds to their work every day.

  • Barbara Groth

    Barbara Groth

    Senior Director, Public Sector Partnerships

  • Behnaz Raufi

    Behnaz Raufi

    Chief of Staff and Assistant Secretary, Board of Trustees

  • Celine Varkey

    Celine Varkey

    Director, Public Sector Partnerships

  • Dinesha de Silva

    Dinesha de Silva

    Chief, Operations, Asia and the Pacific

  • Eelynn Sim

    Eelynn Sim

    Director, Global Communications

  • Elizabeth Romanoff Silva

    Elizabeth Romanoff Silva

    Associate Director, Women’s Empowerment

  • Elizabeth Sullivan

    Elizabeth Sullivan

    Senior Director, Evaluation and Learning

  • Ethan Geary

    Ethan Geary

    Acting Senior Director, Asia Operations Coordination

  • Jenna Booth

    Jenna Booth

    Director, Business Information Systems

  • John Moutoussamy

    John Moutoussamy

    Director, People and Culture

  • Kelly Deuster

    Kelly Deuster

    Chief Communications Officer

  • Ken Krug

    Ken Krug

    Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

  • Kyle Barker

    Kyle Barker

    Director, Let’s Read

  • Laurel E. Miller

    Laurel E. Miller

    President and CEO

  • Mandy Wong

    Mandy Wong

    Senior Director, Public Sector Partnerships

  • Mark Koenig

    Mark Koenig

    Vice President, Programs

  • Mark Muscat

    Mark Muscat

    Director, Global Information Services

  • Mary Sanderson

    Mary Sanderson

    Senior Director, Finance

  • Minhaj Ali

    Minhaj Ali

    Director, Finance

  • Oliver Petzold

    Oliver Petzold

    Director, Corporate and Foundation Partnerships

  • Pauline Tweedie

    Pauline Tweedie

    Chief Project Management Officer

  • Sharon Thompson

    Sharon Thompson

    Chief People Officer

  • Thomas Parks

    Thomas Parks

    Vice President, Strategic Partnerships

  • Wendy Soone-Broder

    Wendy Soone-Broder

    Chief Philanthropy Officer

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