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Preeti has over two decades of experience scaling mission-driven organizations through growth, transition, and institutional maturation. An executive and civic leader, his work sits at the intersection of hospitality, design, and community impact.

Most recently, Preeti served as Chief Executive Officer of Kent Hospitality Group, a multi-Michelin-starred platform founded by the late Chef Jamal James Kent, where he led an ambitious phase of expansion through new concepts and acquisitions while advancing a long-term vision for the future of hospitality. In parallel, he is a founding partner of the architecture and design practice Modellus Novus, recognized for shaping some of New York City’s most celebrated cultural and dining destinations. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Asian American Policy Review at Harvard Kennedy School and is a co-founder of Central Queens Academy Charter School, the highest-performing public middle school in Queens. Preeti began his career in Paris working for Pritzker Prize–winning architect Jean Nouvel and holds degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Columbia University, and Harvard University. He has been honored with an Official Commendation from the City of New York for his leadership in the Asian American community.

এরিক টি. লি বর্তমানে নিউ ইয়র্ক ভিত্তিক একটি বিনিয়োগ সংস্থা সোরোস ফান্ড ম্যানেজমেন্টের একজন পোর্টফোলিও ম্যানেজার। এর আগে, মি. লি ব্লকহাউস ক্যাপিটাল ম্যানেজমেন্টের সহ-প্রধান বিনিয়োগ কর্মকর্তা এবং ব্যবস্থাপনা অংশীদার ছিলেন, যা একটি হেজ ফান্ড যা ম্যাক্রো ওভারলে সহ ক্রেডিট এবং ইক্যুইটি বিনিয়োগের উপর দৃষ্টি নিবদ্ধ করে। ব্লকহাউসের আগে, মি. লি পয়েন্টস্টেট ক্যাপিটাল ম্যানেজমেন্টের একজন অংশীদার এবং পোর্টফোলিও ম্যানেজার ছিলেন যেখানে তিনি মূলত উচ্চ ফলন এবং দুর্দশাগ্রস্ত ক্রেডিট বিনিয়োগের জন্য দায়ী ছিলেন। মি. লি ডুকেসনে ক্যাপিটাল ম্যানেজমেন্টের ব্যবস্থাপনা পরিচালক এবং পোর্টফোলিও ম্যানেজারের পাশাপাশি হাই ইল্ড রিসার্চ গ্রুপে ডয়চে ব্যাংকের পরিচালকও ছিলেন। মি. লি ১৯৯৮ সালের মে মাসে পেনসিলভানিয়া বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় থেকে দ্য ওয়ার্টন স্কুল থেকে অর্থনীতিতে স্নাতক এবং এশিয়ান আমেরিকান স্টাডিজে স্নাতক ডিগ্রি অর্জন করেন।

ক্যাথি চেজ ডিজিটালের এক্সপোর্ট অ্যাগ্রিগেশনের প্রধান, যিনি চেজের জন্য থার্ড পার্টি চ্যানেলের নেতৃত্ব দিচ্ছেন। তিনি ভোক্তাদের তথ্য ভাগাভাগি এবং তৃতীয় পক্ষ এবং ফিনটেকের সাথে অংশীদারিত্বের কৌশল এবং পণ্য রোডম্যাপের মালিক। চেজ ডিজিটালে যোগদানের আগে, তিনি জেপিমর্গ্যানচেজে বিভিন্ন নেতৃত্বের ভূমিকা পালন করেছিলেন। জেপিএমসিতে যোগদানের আগে, তিনি আইবিএম বিজনেস কনসাল্টিং সার্ভিসেস এবং প্রাইসওয়াটারহাউসকুপার্স ম্যানেজমেন্ট কনসাল্টিং-এর আর্থিক পরিষেবা শিল্পে একজন প্রধান পরামর্শদাতা ছিলেন।

ক্যাথি কলাম্বিয়া বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় থেকে অর্থনীতিতে স্নাতক ডিগ্রি অর্জন করেছেন এবং ইঞ্জিনিয়ারিং এবং ম্যানেজমেন্ট সিস্টেমে স্নাতক ডিগ্রি অর্জন করেছেন। তিনি ১৯৯৯ সালে হাই স্কুল মেন্টর এবং স্যাট প্রিপ স্বেচ্ছাসেবক হিসেবে অ্যাপেক্সে যোগদান করেন। তিনি হাই স্কুল স্নাতক হওয়ার আগ পর্যন্ত তার মেন্টির সাথে তার সম্পর্ক বজায় রেখেছিলেন এবং ২০০৪ সাল পর্যন্ত স্যাট প্রিপ প্রোগ্রাম পরিচালনা করেছিলেন। মজার বিষয় হল, ক্যাথিকে বোর্ডে যোগদানের জন্য অ্যাপেক্সে ফিরিয়ে আনার ক্ষেত্রে তার প্রাক্তন মেন্টি গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ভূমিকা পালন করেছিলেন; তারা আজও যোগাযোগে আছেন। ক্যাথির জন্ম এবং বেড়ে ওঠা নিউ ইয়র্ক সিটিতে এবং তিনি এনওয়াইসি পাবলিক স্কুল সিস্টেমের একজন গর্বিত সন্তান।

ব্লেইস আইন সংস্থা কেনেডিস-এর একজন অংশীদার। তিনি বাণিজ্যিক মামলা-মোকদ্দমা এবং পেশাদার দায় বীমা নীতি বিশ্লেষণে তার অনুশীলনকে কেন্দ্রীভূত করেন। এই প্রেক্ষাপটে, তার অনুশীলনে ব্যক্তিগত উদ্যোক্তা থেকে শুরু করে মাঝারি এবং বৃহত্তর কর্পোরেশন পর্যন্ত বিস্তৃত ব্যবসায়িক এবং কর্মসংস্থান বিরোধ থেকে উদ্ভূত মধ্যস্থতায় নিষ্পত্তির আলোচনাও অন্তর্ভুক্ত রয়েছে। ব্লেইস চুক্তি লঙ্ঘন, বিশ্বস্ত দায়িত্ব লঙ্ঘন এবং নাগরিক জালিয়াতির মতো মামলার বিরুদ্ধে পরিচালক এবং কর্মকর্তাদেরও রক্ষা করেন। তিনি ২০০১ সালের এপ্রিল মাসে নিউ ইয়র্ক স্টেট বারে অনুশীলনে ভর্তি হন এবং ১৯৯৭ সালে রচেস্টার বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় থেকে স্নাতক ডিগ্রি এবং ২০০০ সালে ব্রুকলিন ল স্কুল থেকে আইন ডিগ্রি অর্জন করেন।

Ray Chan is a Senior Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Alternative Credit Investment Team. In his role as co-head of the Asset Based Finance team within Alternative Credit, he is jointly responsible for the team’s efforts in non-corporate, private credit investments which are backed by financial or hard assets.

Before joining Blue Owl, Ray was a Partner at Atalaya Capital Management, the predecessor firm to Blue Owl’s Alternative Credit team, where he co-founded the ABF/Financial Assets Team and co-led the firm’s efforts in the space. Ray also sat on the firm’s Executive Committee, Risk Committee, DEI Steering Committee and the Investment Committees for multiple funds.  Prior to joining Atalaya, Ray was a Partner and Co-Founder of TTM Capital, LLC, an investment firm focused on acquiring and lending against portfolios of financial and other assets. Previously, he was a Managing Director and co-head of the Assets Group at Highbridge/Zwirn Capital Management. Earlier in his career, Ray was a member of the Principal Transactions and Principal Finance teams at Lehman Brothers and the Asset-Backed Securities Group at Salomon Brothers. He began his career as a consultant at Price Waterhouse, followed by internal consulting and operations roles at Lehman Brothers.

Ray is a member of the Board of Directors for Apex for Youth, a nonprofit providing mentoring, education, and after-school services to underserved Asian and immigrant youth.

Ray received a BA in Economics and Political Science from Columbia University.

Jeff Chen is a Principal at Enhanced Healthcare Partners. Prior to joining Enhanced, Jeff was an Associate in the Healthcare Investment Banking Group at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he focused on M&A as well as equity and debt financing transactions for consumer retail and healthcare clients. Prior to his role in Investment Banking, Jeff worked in the Client Strategy Group within the Executive Office at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he focused on performing global client targeting analysis for senior executives of the firm. Jeff graduated with distinction from the Ivey School of Business with an Honors in Business Administration. Jeff was a previous Apex basketball coach, mentor, volunteer, and Chair of the Apex Associate Board.

David Jar is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Technology Investment Team. In his role, he focuses on credit, equity, and structured capital investments in technology businesses, and leads Blue Owl’s efforts in cybersecurity and infrastructure software. He currently serves as a Board Observer for Arctic Wolf.

Before joining Blue Owl in 2019, David led the software/technology vertical at SLR Capital Partners, a credit-focused asset manager based in New York. Prior to that, he was a Principal at KKR in the Capital Solutions Group, and a Vice President at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in the Natural Resources Financing Group. David began his career as an Investment Banking Analyst at Lehman Brothers.

David is a member of the Board of Directors for Apex for Youth, a nonprofit providing mentoring, education, and mental health services to underserved, low income Asian American and immigrant youth. He is also a member of the Board of Advisors for the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), a bipartisan research and policy institution focused on national security matters.

ডেভিড নিউ ইয়র্ক বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের স্টার্ন স্কুল অফ বিজনেস থেকে ফাইন্যান্স এবং আন্তর্জাতিক ব্যবসায়ে স্নাতক ডিগ্রি অর্জন করেছেন।

Aya Kanai is the VP of Enterprise Content at American Express. Previous roles include Head of Editorial and Creative for Shopping at Google, Head of Content and Creator Partnerships at Pinterest and Editor In Chief at Marie Claire. Aya also spent nearly twenty years as a Fashion Director at publications including Cosmopolitan, NYLON, Women’s Health and Teen Vogue. She was also a judge on Project Runway Junior on Lifetime. A native New Yorker, Aya lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter.

Roy is a design leader and strategist who has advised real estate developers across the US, helping to shape and form luxury residential and hospitality projects in New York, Miami and LA.

He has held leadership roles across Extell Development Company, Douglas Elliman and Corcoran Sunshine. Currently, he advises on new projects for Extell, ensuring that they achieve sales and marketing goals. As Chief Creative Officer at Douglas Elliman Development Marketing, he advised the nation’s most accomplished developers on matters related to design, development, construction and marketing.

Roy’s foundation in strategic design thinking began at the University of British Columbia, where he earned an M.Arch. It was honed at Eight, Inc., while working for clients like Apple and Nokia and where he was Principal of the NY office. 

Some of Roy’s projects include One57, the building that created Billionaire’s Row, as well as Deer Valley East Village in Park City, One Manhattan Square, Carlton House, The Park Hyatt New York, Central Park Tower, the Gem Tower, 432 Park, The Residences at the West Hollywood Edition, 87 Park, 152 Elizabeth Street, and 100 East 53 Street, to name a few.

তিনি তার স্বামী ক্লেটন ক্রাউলি এবং তাদের কুকুর জর্জিয়ার সাথে নিউ ইয়র্ক সিটি এবং নিউ ইয়র্কের উত্তর-পশ্চিমে সময় কাটান।

Melody Lee is Chief Marketing Officer, Mercedes-Benz USA. In this role, she oversees brand
positioning and marketing strategy and execution with an aim to ensure long-term growth and
profitability for the Mercedes-Benz brand in the United States.

Previously, Melody was Senior Vice President, Global Brand & Product Marketing for the
Herman Miller and Knoll brands at MillerKnoll. In that role, she was responsible for ensuring a
cohesive brand-led strategy across the two marquee design brands’ products, channels,
messages and audiences.

Prior to joining MillerKnoll, Melody was Global COO and Principal, Americas for Camron, a
global design communications agency, where she led the agency’s New York and Los Angeles
offices.

She was, previous to Camron, the vice president for brand development at Shiseido, a 140-year
old global prestige beauty company. In that position, she led critical strategic initiatives across a
comprehensive remit of brand strategy, product development, marketing and retail planning for
one of Shiseido’s multinational prestige brands.

Prior to Shiseido, Melody spent six years with Cadillac. There, as head of brand marketing for
the iconic luxury car brand, Melody oversaw brand strategy, global planning, partnerships and
experiences and marketing innovation. She also led BOOK by Cadillac, the brand’s vehicle
subscription business, as a discrete business unit, with commercial responsibility for operations
and logistics, financial management, product development, branding and marketing, PR and
business development and corporate sales.

Before joining Cadillac, Melody was executive vice president at global PR agency Hill+Knowlton
Strategies from 2006 to 2012, where she led high-stakes communications campaigns for
Fortune 500 corporations.

Melody lives with her husband and two boys in Atlanta. She attended Georgia Institute of
Technology, receiving her B.S. and M.S. in International Affairs.

Gil is a partner of Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (US) LLP, where he serves as the Managing Partner of Finance (US) and Head of the Securitization (US). Gil specializes in complex esoteric securitization and structured finance transactions involving a wide variety of esoteric asset classes, including residential and commercial solar assets, timeshare loans, US government energy savings performance contracts, energy efficiency assets, venture loans, life science loans, recurring revenue loans, home improvement loans, equipment leases, auto loans, trademark and licensing rights, and music royalties.

Gil has been honored with a number of industry awards including the 2026 Legends and Leaders – Rainmaker by ABF Journal, the 2025 Complex Financial Instruments MVP by Law360, and the 2024 Rainmaker Award by The Minority Corporate Counsel Association. Crain’s New York Business named him to its list of Notable Asian Leaders in 2022, the Asian American Business Development Center named him one of its Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business in 2014, and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association honored him with its Best Under 40 Award in 2009.  Gil’s team has won numerous law firm and transaction awards from GlobalCapital, including Esoteric ABS Law Firm of the Year in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026.

Gil has also been a member of the board of directors of Harlem RBI (now DREAM Charter School), Homerun Projects, and Volunteers of Legal Service. He is and has been involved in pro bono matters and other charitable projects for the DREAM Charter School, the CAIPA Foundation, the Chinese American Medical Society, the American Cancer Society – Asian Initiatives, The Lowline, Broadway Barks, Infinite Variety Productions and Seido Juku Benefit Foundation.

Gil received his B.A. from the University of Michigan and his J.D. from the NYU School of Law.

Patrick Lo is the Co-Chief Investment Officer at Saluda Grade. Mr. Lo has 20+ years of structured product experience as a portfolio manager, trader, and banker. Prior to joining Saluda Grade, he was a partner and Co-CIO of Waterfall Asset Management LLC, a specialty finance manager across asset backed, residential and commercial mortgage sectors. Prior to being named Co-CIO, he was Head of International and Private Asset Backed Finance team at Watefall. Prior to Waterfall, he worked in the Asset Backed Finance group at Citigroup Global Markets. Mr. Lo holds a BS in Management Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

ইউকারি kindness.org এর বোর্ড চেয়ার এবং টয়োটা মোটর কর্পোরেশন, গুগল, টুইটার, এনজিএমওসিও এবং চ্যারিটি:ওয়াটার সহ একাধিক শিল্প এবং বিশ্বব্যাপী কোম্পানিতে অভিজ্ঞতা অর্জন করেন। ইউকারি অপারেশনাল দক্ষতা, প্রযুক্তি এবং পণ্য উদ্ভাবনের মাধ্যমে পণ্যের স্কেলিং এবং অনেক ভাষার জন্য প্ল্যাটফর্মকে আন্তর্জাতিকীকরণের উপর দৃষ্টি নিবদ্ধ করেন। লাভজনক এবং অলাভজনক খাতে অভিজ্ঞতা তৈরির পাশাপাশি, ইউকারি টুইটার এবং চ্যারিটি:ওয়াটারের প্রথম মহিলা এশিয়ান আমেরিকান নির্বাহী ছিলেন। ইউকারি নর্থওয়েস্টার্ন বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় থেকে বিএ এবং এমআইটি স্লোয়ান স্কুল অফ ম্যানেজমেন্ট থেকে এমবিএ ডিগ্রি অর্জন করেন।

Maxine Ng Dalio is the founder of Bodhi House Advisors, a development and philanthropic advisory organization that provides strategic planning, training, and implementation support for non-profit organizations and philanthropic entities across the United States, Singapore, and Southeast Asia. 

ম্যাক্সিন পূর্বে ব্রুকলিনের রেড হুকে অবস্থিত একটি শিল্প ও বিজ্ঞান সাংস্কৃতিক কেন্দ্র, পাইওনিয়ার ওয়ার্কসের নির্বাহী পরিচালক ছিলেন, যেখানে তিনি সংস্থাটিকে বৃদ্ধি এবং স্থিতিশীলতার একটি পর্যায়ে সহায়তা করেছিলেন, টেকসই রাজস্ব মডেল তৈরি করেছিলেন, উন্নয়ন অবকাঠামো তৈরি করেছিলেন, অপারেটিং সিস্টেম তৈরি করেছিলেন এবং সংস্থার প্রথম মূলধন প্রচারণা শুরু করেছিলেন। তিনি নিউ ইয়র্ক সিটির পারফর্মিং আর্টস প্রতিষ্ঠান পার্ক অ্যাভিনিউ আর্মোরিতেও ভূমিকা পালন করেছেন, যেখানে তিনি সম্প্রতি মেজর গিফটসের পরিচালক ছিলেন।

Maxine is a member of Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy and Co-Chair of Philanthropy Asia Alliance Next Gen Impact Collective.  Maxine splits her time between NYC and Singapore, where she resides with her husband Mark and their daughter and son.

Karen Wong is New Museum’s Chief Brand Officer. Wong previously served as Deputy Director from 2012–21. During that time, she cofounded IdeasCity (2010–20), a platform exploring the role of art and culture in the future of cities; NEW INC (2014–present), the first museum-born incubator for art, design, and technology; and Onassis ONX (2019–present), a mixed-reality accelerator and exhibition space. She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia GSAPP and the Contributing Architectural Editor at Cultured magazine. She sits on the nonprofit boards of Apex for Youth, Arbutus, Kinfolk Tech Foundation, Rhizome, and the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center.

Patrick is a Partner and the Chief Business Officer at World Team Tennis. He was previously Chief Marketing Officer at Callisto Media and Daily Harvest. Prior to Daily Harvest, Patrick was CEO of Laird & Partners, the luxury brand and creative agency, working with clients like Tiffany, Tommy Hilfiger, Soulcycle and Swarovski. Patrick was an early partner and the Chief Marketing Officer at Refinery29, where he led growth, marketing and strategy for 9 years. After graduating New York University, he started his career as an investment banker at Wasserstein Perella and an equity research analyst at Soros Fund Management.

At 31, Wen Zhou founded her third company and became CEO of 3.1 Phillip Lim. With her friend, the designer
Phillip Lim, they pioneered a cool, easy, chic style that paved the way for an entirely new market and redefined
the modern luxury space in the fashion industry.

3.1 Phillip Lim’s prescient wardrobe essentials are synonymous with an understated elegance that speaks to
today’s global citizens on the go. Equally important to the brand is the company’s commitment to social
change and sustainability, reflected in special projects, campaigns, and collaborations.

As a co-founder and sole investor in the privately held 3.1 Phillip Lim, Wen took on the roles of President and
CEO from day one and scaled the business from a 5-person team to its current position: a company with an
international footprint, including online, offline, and experiential marketing. The brand offers womenswear,
menswear, footwear, and accessories with offices in New York, Tokyo, Shanghai and distribution centers
worldwide.

Wen has trailblazed — from embracing inclusivity on the runway as early as 2007 to cultivating meaningful
collaborations, including Maya Lin designing a sustainable fashion show; the Brooklyn Nets celebrating
Lunar New Year; a three-year “at leisure off-court dressing” with Fila; sustainable material innovation with
Volvo; and clean beauty with Aveda. These partnerships represent a model for building communities and
actively promoting culture. Most notably, Wen and Phillip leveraged their global audience during the
pandemic to raise awareness and money for AAPI nonprofits. Wen thrives on a double bottom line —
balancing her business acumen with her passion for sustainability and social causes.

Wen demonstrates her soft power by mentoring young female leaders and investing in BIPOC-owned
startups. Additionally, she has chaired the Apex for Youth Gala the last four years, raising more than $10M+
in total, and co- founded the Taste of Asia Festival (2021 $1.2M raised, 2022 $1.6M raised), an outdoor Asian
food community event welcoming 100+ chefs to Madison Square Park for a joyous celebration of culture in
the heart of NYC.

Born in Ningbo, China, Wen arrived in NYC at 12 and settled in Chinatown. In true entrepreneurial style, she
juggled jobs at a fast food restaurant and garment factory while attending high school. After two years at FIT,
at 21, Wen independently founded a high-end fabric import company Aegis Group and never looked back.
Her dynamic, witty, personable, visionary leadership style has drawn accolades, including BOF500, EY’s
Entrepreneur of the Year, and “Top 60 Most Influential Chinese-Americans” by Forbes China.

Jumee Song is Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Siegel Family Endowment, where she leads internal strategy and operational infrastructure to advance the organization’s mission of understanding and shaping the impact of technology on society. She is one of the few Korean American women in C-suite leadership roles within large, staffed private foundations in New York’s philanthropic community. In 2022, Jumee was selected as a Council on Foundations Career Pathways Fellow and has been a member of the Philanthropy NY COO Roundtable since 2021. In 2024, she received a Fulbright Specialist grant to South Korea, partnering with the Asan Nanum Foundation in Seoul. She is currently an Advising Director at Nanro USA, a Korean culinary nonprofit, and serves on the board of the Korean American Family Services Center, and the Asian American Federation, and Northwestern University School of Education & Social Policy. Jumee previously served on the board of the Korean American Community Foundation, where she was a member of the Executive Committee and chaired the Governance and Nominating Committee. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University.

Elizabeth Yan is a Senior Director on the Consultant Relations team at First Eagle Investments. Prior to joining in June 2024, Liz was a Managing Director and a senior consultant relations executive at TCW. Before that, she was Head of Business Development at 1623 Capital, a long-short equity hedge fund. Liz was previously Vice President managing consultant relationships at AQR Capital Management, where she was responsible for overseeing existing client relationships, advising on asset allocation and portfolio construction, and discussing AQR’s investment strategies. Earlier in her career, she was on the Credit Portfolio Group at JP Morgan and the Debt Capital Markets team at HSBC. Liz earned a BS in Finance and Accounting from Boston College and an MBA with a concentration in Analytic Finance and Economics from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She holds the Chartered Financial Analyst and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designations. Liz is also deeply involved with the Association of Asian American Investment Managers (AAAIM), a national non-profit organization dedicated to increasing diversity and inclusion in investment management, and serves on a few committees including the Accelerate Program, the inaugural College Scholarship committee, and is co-host of the AAAIM HIGH ELI Podcast.

Allister Chan is a Director in the Investment Banking Division at Citigroup, where he is part of the Debt Capital Markets Asset Based & Transitional Finance team. He focuses on the origination, structuring, underwriting, and distribution of distressed, rescue, and asset-based financing transactions for companies across Metals & Mining, Power, Paper & Packaging, and Technology, Media and Communications.

A native of Vancouver, Canada, Allister earned his BA in Economics from New York University. He remains engaged with the NYU community as a mentor to students and as Senior Captain of Citi’s Capital Markets NYU recruiting team. In addition to being a member of Apex for Youth’s Board of Directors, Allister is a member of Futures and Options’ Advisory Council and supports the Committee of 100’s Asian American Careers initiative.

He lives in Tribeca with his wife, Angela, and their daughter. Outside of work, he enjoys traveling, discovering new restaurants and bars, skiing and playing golf.

Justin A. Chen, MD, MPH, is Vice Chair of Ambulatory Services, Vice Chair of Health Justice, and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine/New York-Presbyterian (WCM/NYP). In these roles, he leads ambulatory behavioral health strategy across NYP’s East Campus to ensure delivery of high-quality, accessible, and patient-centered care in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Westchester. Prior to moving to NYC in 2023, he was an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital (HMS/MGH), where he co-founded the nonprofit volunteer-operated MGH Center for Cross-Cultural Student Emotional Wellness to promote the mental health of Asian American and international students and families. Dr. Chen completed his undergraduate and medical degrees at Yale University, his psychiatry residency at MGH/McLean, and his MPH at the Harvard-T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He also completed an HMS Dupont-Warren Research Fellowship focused on improving engagement of depressed Chinese immigrants into mental health care at South Cove Community Health Center in Boston’s Chinatown.