{"id":20534,"date":"2026-01-22T02:49:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T07:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/?page_id=20534"},"modified":"2026-02-02T05:12:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T10:12:41","slug":"fy26-leadership-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/bn\/fy26-leadership-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20534\" class=\"elementor elementor-20534\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c0f534 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c0f534\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0365757 hero-title 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Deputy CIO of Global Credit at the Carlyle Group<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd3551e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd3551e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alex Chi is the Deputy Chief Investment Officer of Global Credit and Head of Direct Lending at Carlyle and is a member of the firm\u2019s Leadership Committee.<\/p><p>Prior to joining Carlyle, he was a partner at Goldman Sachs where he spent 31 years and most recently served as Co-Head of Americas Direct Lending within Goldman Sachs Asset Management and as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs\u2019 affiliated Business Development Companies.<\/p><p>Earlier in his career, Mr. Chi spent 25 years in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs in a variety of leadership roles in New York, Hong Kong and Seoul. He was also global head of the Asian Network which he co-founded.\u00a0<\/p><p>Mr. Chi currently serves on various non-profit Boards and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd2a0bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd2a0bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f0999b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f0999b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"465\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rectangle-6075.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20538\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rectangle-6075.webp 465w, https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rectangle-6075-9x12.webp 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b460bce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b460bce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77b7777 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77b7777\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u09ac\u09bf\u09a1\u09bf \u0993\u0982<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd83241 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd83241\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u0985\u09ad\u09bf\u09a8\u09c7\u09a4\u09be<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b21a801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b21a801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BD Wong has performed in four Broadway shows, including M. BUTTERFLY (Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Clarence Derwent, Theatre World, and Tony Awards), as well as the Broadway revivals of YOU&#8217;RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN and PACIFIC OVERTURES.<\/p><p>On television, he has been a series regular on ALL-AMERICAN GIRL, OZ, LAW &amp; ORDER: SVU, AWAKE, MR. ROBOT (Emmy nomination), and AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QUEENS, and his many films include BIRD BOX, FOCUS, four JURASSIC films, two MULAN films, two FATHER OF THE BRIDE films, THE SALTON SEA, and SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET. He was the 2014 La Jolla Playhouse Artist in Residence, where he directed and co-wrote (with Robert Lee) ALICE CHAN for the LJP Pop Tour. He directed THE GREAT LEAP at Pasadena Playhouse, Judy Gold\u2019s YES, I CAN SAY THAT! at Primary Stages, and &#8230;NORA FROM QUEENS for Comedy Central.<\/p><p>He serves on the boards of the Entertainment Community Fund, Rosie\u2019s Theater Kids, and American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, his hometown.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a17f75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a17f75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2715c54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2715c54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"464\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rectangle-6066-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20541\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rectangle-6066-1.webp 464w, https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rectangle-6066-1-9x12.webp 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdcee3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bdcee3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dfbf90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dfbf90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chloe Flower<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d682def elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d682def\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pianist and Composer <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-058764b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"058764b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Emerging as classical music\u2019s boldest 21st-century star, Korean-American virtuoso pianist and sought-after composer Chloe Flower ushers classical music into the future on her own terms. She has distinguished herself as a powerhouse performer equally at home on stage at the Kennedy Center Honors in front of the President of the United States, as she is accompanying the likes of Cardi B, 2 Chainz, Nas, and more.<\/p><p>Beyond a litany of unforgettable performances, she has released original music at a prolific pace in between composing for films, television series, and major brand campaigns, including Netflix, Volvo, Krug and Est\u00e9e Lauder. Simultaneously, she has earned widespread recognition for her efforts to fight human trafficking and support music education, receiving awards from Gloria Steinem and CAST (The Coalition to Abolish Slavery).<\/p><p>Thanks to Chloe Flower, classical music may never be the same now. \u201cTruthfully, I just want classical music to be relevant again, especially for the younger generation,\u201d she leaves off. \u201cClassical musicians are rock stars, period.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0158bc2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0158bc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-832b65f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"832b65f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"465\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rectangle-6073.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20540\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rectangle-6073.webp 465w, https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rectangle-6073-9x12.webp 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3dcf84 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3dcf84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-562bfee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"562bfee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dave Lu<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea50a64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea50a64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founder and Managing Partner of Hyphen Capital\u200b<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cbfe79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cbfe79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dave Lu is the founder and Managing Partner of Hyphen Capital, which has invested over $30M in Asian American founded companies. In 2021, Dave started a movement with an open letter condemning hate crimes against Asians that was signed by over 8,000 prominent business leaders and influencers including the CEOs of Google, LinkedIn, DoorDash, President George W. Bush, Andre Iguodala, and JJ Abrams, and was published as a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal which led to the launch of Stand with Asian Americans, a non-profit organization committed to fighting discrimination against Asian Americans.<\/p><p>Dave was also an executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning HBO documentary \u201838 at the Garden\u2019 about Jeremy Lin. He regularly writes thought pieces about leadership and hosts a podcast with influential Asian American leaders on Hyphen Nation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a587b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65a587b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5670bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b5670bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"464\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rectangle-6063-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20537\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rectangle-6063-1.webp 464w, https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rectangle-6063-1-9x12.webp 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24de35e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24de35e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf69c8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf69c8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Helen Zia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4527b15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4527b15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Writer, Activist and Fulbright Scholar<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c056f89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c056f89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Helen Zia is a writer, activist and Fulbright Scholar who has been outspoken on issues ranging from human rights to countering gender and hate violence and homophobia. Her book Last Boat out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese who Fled Mao&#8217;s Revolution was an NPR best book and shortlisted for a national PEN AMERICA award, while her first book, Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People, continues to be a textbook in schools across the country.<br \/><br \/>Helen was Executive Editor of Ms. magazine. Her role in the national Asian American civil rights movement of the 1980s against anti-Asian violence and racism is documented in the Academy-award nominated \u201cWho Killed Vincent Chin?\u201d In 2010, Helen testified as a witness in the federal case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court on marriage equality. In 2023, Helen founded the Vincent Chin Institute to build multiracial solidarity for equal justice and against hate. Helen graduated from Princeton\u2019s first coeducational class, then quit medical school to work as a construction laborer, an autoworker, and a community organizer, until she discovered her life\u2019s work as a journalist and writer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc5c94 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ebc5c94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa549e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4aa549e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"465\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rectangle-6064.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20543\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rectangle-6064.webp 465w, https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rectangle-6064-9x12.webp 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-284fd71 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"284fd71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e2bde7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e2bde7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Juju Chang<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f952cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f952cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Emmy-winning journalist and co-anchor of ABC News\u2019 Nightline<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce00c53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce00c53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Juju Chang is an Emmy-winning journalist and co-anchor of ABC News\u2019 Nightline, celebrated for her powerful long-form storytelling on IMPACT x Nightline, 20\/20, and across ABC News platforms. Chang is a cofounder of Korean American Community Foundation (KACF), serves on the board of 92NY, and is an active member of both the AANHPI and Jewish communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ffd21 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72ffd21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec0b0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ec0b0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michael-Chung-High-Res-Headshot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20635\" alt=\"michael-chung-apex\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michael-Chung-High-Res-Headshot.jpg 1081w, https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michael-Chung-High-Res-Headshot-650x650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michael-Chung-High-Res-Headshot-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michael-Chung-High-Res-Headshot-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb6cab2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb6cab2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bd450d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8bd450d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">michael chung<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f3c2c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f3c2c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Global Co-Head of Equities and Senior Management Team Member at Millennium<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86a1780 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86a1780\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Michael Chung is Global Co-Head of Equities and a member of the Senior Management team at Millennium. Prior to this role, Michael served as Millennium\u2019s Deputy Global Head of Equities. He is responsible for the daily oversight and management of the firm\u2019s equity portfolio managers and teams globally, including fundamental equity, volatility, convertible bond arbitrage and event driven equity strategies. For these strategies, Michael is responsible for portfolio manager selection, capital allocation, evaluation of transactions and risk exceptions, and management of the global firmwide equity aggregated risk. He has nearly 25 years of experience in trading and risk management.<\/p><p>Prior to joining Millennium in 2016, Michael was the Head of Global Distressed Debt and U.S. Credit Strategies at Arrowgrass Capital Partners, where he was a Founding Partner. Before joining Arrowgrass, Michael spent four years working at Deutsche Bank, where he was the Head of Distressed Debt and Event Driven Strategies at Omnis, a proprietary trading unit of Deutsche Bank. He began his career at Lehman Brothers as a research analyst for the firm\u2019s Distressed Debt business.<\/p><p>Michael received a BS in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University, where he currently serves as a member of the Advisory Council for McCormick School of Engineering.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad17e4b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad17e4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e09ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14e09ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"464\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rectangle-6074.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20539\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rectangle-6074.webp 464w, https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rectangle-6074-9x12.webp 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3afbad0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3afbad0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97abd97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97abd97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wei Soo<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4808d1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4808d1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Co-Founder &amp; COO of The Stories of Us<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4290ef3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4290ef3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Wei Soo is a civic movement builder whose work sits at the intersection of culture, media, identity, and technology. He began his nonprofit career as Co-Founder of Global Citizen, where he helped build one of the world\u2019s most influential pop-culture-driven civic movements, using music, storytelling, and mass participation to create space for public inquiry and shared meaning around global challenges.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>At Global Citizen, Wei helped scale the organization from a three-person start-up into a global operation with an $80M annual budget, more than 100 staff, and offices across five continents. Wei is currently Co-Founder of The Stories of Us, a national civic imagination and storytelling nonprofit. As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary in 2026, the organization is combining large-scale public art, community storytelling, and AI-powered digital infrastructure to explore how creative expression and storytelling can hold complexity, surface multiple perspectives, and strengthen public trust and belonging in a fragmented civic landscape.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Wei has also worked in the private sector at PricewaterhouseCoopers and at Pagaya, a NASDAQ-listed, AI-driven fintech. Born in Malaysia and raised in Australia, he moved to the U.S. in 2012. He holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance).<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44d0ffe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44d0ffe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a9688d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a9688d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"464\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rectangle-6063-2.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20544\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rectangle-6063-2.webp 464w, https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rectangle-6063-2-9x12.webp 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c11657 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c11657\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0f0b0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0f0b0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Zareh Baghdassarian<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0c203e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0c203e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director at Assured Guaranty<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09b4e5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09b4e5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Zareh Baghdassarian is a Director at Assured Guaranty, where he focuses on not-for-profit healthcare credit. He holds a B.S. in Economics from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and is a CFA charterholder. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Zareh enjoys long-distance running, exploring new restaurants, and traveling to new destinations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3aca47 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c3aca47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-419e39f e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"419e39f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_skewY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_skewX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_skewX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_skewX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_skewY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_skewY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Join us<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d5b668 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d5b668\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u09af\u09a6\u09bf \u0986\u09aa\u09a8\u09bf \u0989\u09a6\u09cd\u09a6\u09c7\u09b6\u09cd\u09af \u09a6\u09cd\u09ac\u09be\u09b0\u09be \u099a\u09be\u09b2\u09bf\u09a4 \u09b9\u09a8 \u098f\u09ac\u0982 \u09aa\u09b0\u09be\u09ae\u09b0\u09cd\u09b6, \u09b8\u09ae\u09cd\u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u09a6\u09be\u09af\u09bc \u098f\u09ac\u0982 \u09a8\u09cd\u09af\u09be\u09af\u09cd\u09af\u09a4\u09be\u09b0 \u09b6\u0995\u09cd\u09a4\u09bf\u09a4\u09c7 \u09ac\u09bf\u09b6\u09cd\u09ac\u09be\u09b8 \u0995\u09b0\u09c7\u09a8 - \u09a4\u09be\u09b9\u09b2\u09c7 \u0986\u09ae\u09b0\u09be \u0986\u09aa\u09a8\u09be\u09b0 \u09b8\u09be\u09a5\u09c7 \u0995\u09be\u099c \u0995\u09b0\u09a4\u09c7 \u0986\u0997\u09cd\u09b0\u09b9\u09c0\u0964<\/p><p>\u2028\u2192 Explore open roles and help us build a world where all Asian American youth thrive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leadership Council Apex for Youth empowers Asian American youth from low-income and immigrant backgrounds to unlock their potential today and a world of possibility tomorrow. 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