Joanna Kuang

Senior Vice President of Product Development and Impact, Illumen Capital

As the Senior Vice President of Product and Impact at Illumen Capital, Joanna leads the firm's unique platform and portfolio support with a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards.

Joanna has dedicated her career to expanding access to capital in pursuit of inclusive justice for and alongside under-resourced people of color. She believes a combination of public, private, and philanthropic capital drives the most meaningful impact when coordinated towards a shared systemic goal.

Prior to Illumen Capital, Joanna advised and built capacity for local, state, and federal governments on driving taxpayer dollars towards meaningful results for overlooked and underestimated communities at Third Sector Capital Partners. She began her career at Wellington Management, defining and managing impact for the institutional asset manager's sole impact investing portfolio.

Now she also serves as an inaugural alumni trustee on the board of the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program, where she helped shape the vision and strategy of a prestigious merit scholarship program.