jyang25@nul.org
Speaker Bio
John C. Yang is the president and executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC) in Washington, D.C., where he leads the organization’s mission to advance the civil and human rights of Asian Americans and build a fair and equitable society for all through policy advocacy, litigation, education, and community empowerment. Because of his extensive legal experience and expertise, John has testified before Congress and appeared regularly in national media on issues of importance to the Asian American community. He has served in leadership positions for the American Bar Association, the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans, among many others. Previously, John served as a political appointee in the Obama administration, the Asia-Pacific legal director of a Fortune 200 company, and as a partner at a large D.C.-based law firm. He also serves on the diversity council for several Fortune 500 U.S. companies.