Co-Founder & CFO, Pantastic
“Having been involved with the Asian Pacific Fund for twenty years, I have had the opportunity to witness the invaluable work the organization does for the Asian and Pacific Islander community. I am so grateful for the existence of the Asian Pacific Fund, without which the API community would lack needed visibility and support for the important issues facing it, and I’m thrilled to be able to support it directly with my time and resources.”… Read More
President, Ishiyama Corporation;
Trustee of California Academy of Sciences
Nelson Ishiyama is the president of Ishiyama Corporation, a diversified family company with operations in Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii and the Far East. He previously practiced antitrust litigation for 17 years. He left the practice of law to build and operate Henry’s Fork Lodge in Idaho. He is an avid outdoorsman and passionate fly fisherman with strong interests in environmental issues and the natural sciences.… Read More
Journalist;
Former Anchor, KRON4
“As one of the founding board members in 1993, I remember clearly our vision of catalyzing Asian American wealth for public good in a way not done before. With your help, we are shaping a dynamic Asian philanthropic presence in the Bay Area, ensuring that overlooked needs in the Asian community are addressed through millions of grant and scholarship dollars.”
Emerald Yeh is an nine-time Emmy Award-winning television journalist who served as an anchor for 19 years at KRON4 in San Francisco.… Read More
Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP
Neel Chatterjee is a partner in Goodwin’s Intellectual Property practice. An internationally recognized technology litigator and trial lawyer, Mr. Chatterjee has a proven track record of wins in hard-to-win technology cases. Mr. Chatterjee has a passion for representing entrepreneurs and disruptive technology companies, even at their earliest stages. His cases often break new ground in undefined areas of the law. Clients frequently turn to Mr. Chatterjee shortly before trial to handle complex technology cases.… Read More
Rosalyn Chen spent 10+ years as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch, UBS Investment Bank and Piper Jaffray to secure capital market funding for infrastructure projects for her government agency clients. She also worked as an expert witness for financial litigations. She has since transitioned from finance to philanthropy and have focused her time on the areas of immigration, education and anti-violence against women.
In 2016, Rosalyn along with her husband and sister-in-law founded their family foundation, the Chavez Family Foundation, whose mission is to advance causes related to immigration, education and entrepreneurship. … Read More
SVP SaaS Engineering, Nutanix
Kathy Chou is SVP of Saas Engineering at Nutanix. Prior to this, she has held the positions of Senior Vice President of Sales Strategy and Operations for VMware, Senior Vice President of Sales Strategy and Operations for Informatica, and Vice President of Sales Operations and Strategy at Intuit. Before that, she was HP’s Vice President of Strategy and Operations for the Personal Systems Group (PSG) in the Americas region, where she was responsible for driving sales strategy.… Read More
Rupal Hollenbeck is the President of Check Point Software Technologies, where she manages all commercial and go-to-market functions for the company. Prior to joining Check Point, Ms. Hollenbeck served as a senior executive in some of the world’s largest technology companies, including Oracle and Intel Corporation. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Blackbaud, a publicly traded technology company in the US. As an advocate for inclusive organizations and the development of women, Rupal is an industry advisor to the California State University’s Women in Leadership program.… Read More
Kai leads investment strategy and strategic research at Bivium and is responsible for asset allocation and market research, portfolio construction and risk management, manager search and due diligence, as well as product development. Kai has over 25 years of investment experience.
Prior to joining Bivium, Kai was a Managing Director and the Head of Investment Management Consulting at Thomas Weisel Partners, where he oversaw the outside manager investment platform for the firm’s institutional and high-net-worth clients.… Read More
General Counsel, 3Degrees Group, Inc.
“As a former member of the Asian Pacific Fund Advisory Council, I’ve had a front row seat in seeing how the Fund operates and the value it brings to a community that many don’t recognize as being underserved. The Asian Pacific Fund sees that need, and I am honored to now serve on the Board and work with its amazing staff and other Board members to help many more members of the Asian community.”… Read More
Former Executive Vice President, Kaiser Permanente
Margaret Lapiz is a seasoned corporate executive and board member with over 25 years of experience leading operations, corporate strategy, diversity and succession planning efforts. A former Kaiser Permanente EVP, she led organizational turnaround, created new business models and built health care delivery approaches geared towards market expansion and growth. A recognized health care innovator, Margaret is a pro-active, results driven leader who values a collaborative and collegial approach to decision-making.… Read More
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, McKesson Corporation
Michele Lau is Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer for McKesson Corporation. As a member of the Executive Operating Team, Michele leads McKesson’s General Counsel Organization, which consists of the legal, public affairs, compliance, brand, marketing & communications, quality management, and corporate governance functions for the company and its subsidiaries.
Michele joined McKesson in 2008 and served in a variety of leadership roles, including as Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary & Associate General Counsel from 2018 to 2021.… Read More
Anchor & Journalist, NBC Bay Area
“When I immigrated from Mumbai to Palo Alto in 1977, there was no Asian Pacific Fund. I wish there was. In recent years, I’ve seen firsthand how the Fund impacts the Bay Area Asian/Pacific Islander community and changes lives. As our community continues to grow, the role of the Asian Pacific Fund is even more valuable as the organization not only helps people with grants and guidance, but also helps build community by encouraging those who have “made it” to give back.”… Read More
Board Emeritus
Robert Lee is the former Chairman of the Board of Blue Shield of California. He was previously the Chairman of the Committee of 100 (2002-2006) and has been a member of that organization since 1991. Bob has also served on the board of Broadvision.
Bob retired from Pacific Bell in May 1998. At the time of his retirement, he was a corporate Executive Vice President (EVP) and President of Business Communications Services, which included responsibility for $3 billion in revenue and 15,000 employees.… Read More
Board Emeritus
Raymond L. Ocampo Jr. is president and chief executive officer of Samurai Surfer LLC, a private investment and consulting company, and is a board member of Actuate Corporation and H5, Inc. He retired in November 1996 as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of Oracle Corporation after serving as its chief legal counsel for more than a decade. Before joining Oracle Corporation in 1986, Ray specialized in antitrust and complex litigation with various law firms in San Francisco.… Read More
Board Emeritus
Jerry Yang is an entrepreneur most famed as the co-founder of the Yahoo! navigational guide and the co-founder and the former Chief Executive Officer of Yahoo! Inc. In his time with Yahoo!, Jerry played a key role in managing and developing the company’s business policies, international ventures and improving its vision.
Jerry currently works with and invests in technology entrepreneurs through AME Cloud Ventures, a venture fund he co-founded.… Read More