Kyung B. Yoon is the President and CEO (as well as co-founder) of the Korean American Community Foundation (KACF). Under her visionary leadership, KACF has grown into the leading force mobilizing Korean Americans to drive positive change in their communities through philanthropy. Notably, the Foundation received a prestigious $5 million Mackenzie Scott grant in 2024 to accelerate the next chapter of its growth as a national foundation.

Kyung’s career in poverty alleviation, development economics, and media encompasses her roles as the Executive Producer of Television at the World Bank Institute and a correspondent for WNYW-Fox Channel 5 where she made history as the first Korean American broadcast reporter in NYC. She is currently a contributing reporter to CUNY-TV’s Asian American Life, which is broadcast nationally on PBS stations and for which she received two Emmy nominations.

Kyung was one of the first appointments to the inaugural New York State AAPI Commission formed in 2024 by Governor Kathy Hochul. She has also previously served as the board chair of Philanthropy New York and Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy, as a trustee of the New York Foundation, and as a board member of the United Way of New York City.

In 2023, Kyung was awarded the Moran Medal of the Order of Civil Merit by the Republic of Korea for her pioneering work to lift up the Korean immigrant community and her trailblazing leadership in building a vibrant culture of giving among Korean Americans.

Kyung holds a BA in English and political science from Wellesley College and an MA in development economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.