Ascend Leadership

Don't miss out on the chance to connect with one of our platinum sponsors, EY, at Convention! 🌟 We're thrilled about our partnership and can't wait to connect with incredible API leaders in Las Vegas next week. #AscendCon2024 #Ascend #EY #AAPI #API #Leadership #Convention

Only 7 days left! Join an inspiring group of API leaders from around the globe as we come together to unlock the power of leading together. Thank you to our platinum sponsors Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC and gold sponsor Crowe and our host MGM Resorts International for helping us make this year’s Convention one for the books. Don’t miss out—secure your spot now: https://hubs.li/Q02HfqS80 #AscendCon2024 #AAPI #lasvegas #API #Ascend #leadership

🚀 This past year, we launched our API Futures podcast, and it’s been an incredible ride! We’ve had the honor of chatting with leading voices in the API community about life, career, culture, and everything in between. We’ve only scraped the surface of what is to come. Thank you for following us on this listening journey – stay tuned for so much more! #APIFutures #podcast #Ascend #Leadership #AAPI #API Dion Lim, Ai-jen Poo, Suneera Madhani, Jenny Ming, Martina Cheung, Anthony Soohoo, Connie Wun, Ph.D., Anna Mok

Investing in the next generation of leaders is key to our mission of inspiring excellence and achieving career potential. 🎓✨ We're thrilled to celebrate this year's scholarship recipients, who have exemplified true leadership in both their communities and academic careers. We can't wait to see them thrive!🌟 #Ascend #leadership #Scholarship #Students #AAPI #API

🌟 It's been a busy year over at the Ascend Foundation 🌟 We are dedicated to empowering and uplifting our community through research, scholarships, and community service every single day, but we can't do it without you! Please consider donating to help us continue our vital work and support our community's growth. #Ascend #DonateNow #leadership #AAPI #API

We lead for them. We lead for us. We lead together. 🌟 #Ascend #AAPI #API #leadership Anna Mok, Ida Liu, Tapaswee Chandele, Vivek Sharma, John Hotta, Edward J. Lee, Jeannie Diefenderfer, NACD.DC, Barbara Adachi, NACD.DC, Christine Mei, John Kuo, Sonita Lontoh

We are incredibly honored to award the Victor Tung Legacy Scholarship to Divya Shenoy, a rising sophomore at Rice University, Class of 2027! 🎓✨ The Ascend Legacy Scholarship honors a recently passed member of our Ascend network who made significant contributions to our community. This year, we remember Victor Tung from our Ascend Canada chapter. Victor was a DEI champion, dedicated Ascend member, and a passionate mentor for the next generation of leaders. He was a trailblazer in making our communities more inclusive. We are grateful to continue Victor’s mission of uplifting our community through this scholarship. Victor aspired to see APIs reach their full potential, and we believe Divya will achieve incredible milestones for our community. Congratulations, Divya! And deepest gratitude to Victor Tung for his invaluable service. 🌟 #Scholarship #VictorTung #Ascend #Leadership #AAPI #API

🚀 We need you! Ascend is launching a unique survey that takes a comprehensive look into API workforce issues. If you're an API professional, we’d love to hear from you. 🌟 Take just a few minutes to participate and help us make workforces more equitable for everyone. Your input matters! 🙌 https://hubs.li/Q02FKfdL0 Big shout-out to AAPI Data, Asians In Advertising, C100, Disability:IN, Exec|Comm, Gold House, HACR - Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility, Harvard Business Review, Human Rights Commission, Jeremy Lin Foundation, Multicultural Leadership Institute, Seramount, Stop AAPI Hate, Stand with Asian Americans, The Asian American Foundation, Women Business Collaborative, Exponential Talent LLC, Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA), AICPA, ALPFA New York, Association of National Advertisers, Commonwealth Club World Affairs, Equimundo: Center for Masculinities and Social Justice, Latino Corporate Directors Association (LCDA), NAPABA Law Foundation, NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors), National Congress of American Indians, National Organization on Disability, New York University, Out & Equal, Out Leadership, Prospanica National, SHRM, Stanford University Graduate School of Business, The Conference Board, The Indus Entrepreneurs(TiE), Toronto, United Nations and so much more for getting the word out about this important work. 

We asked our executives what leadership means to them. Their take? Leadership is...what you make of it. 🌟 What does leadership mean to you? Share your thoughts below! ⬇️ #Ascend #Leadership #AAPI #API Komal Lahiri (Meta), Jim Fitterling (Dow), Tapaswee Chandele (The Coca-Cola Company), Akila Raman-Vaseghi (Goldman Sachs), Janet L. (Kaiser Permanente), Gopi Kallayil (Google), Valerie Wong Fountain, CFA (Morgan Stanley), Ida Liu (Citi)

Let's work together to combat anti-Asian hate, a major stressor for mental health in the AAPI community. Positive mental health starts in the workplace, so we urge companies to take a stand and address this critical issue. Sy Stokes, Ph.D., Lisa Akahoshi #StopAAPIHate #MentalHealthMatters #AAPI #Ascend