In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, we hosted a fireside chat with Justin Kang, Co-Founder and General Partner of Visible Hands, jointly hosted by the firm's DE&I Department and The Foley Hoag Foundation. Hear about Justin's journey, career, and how his culture and AAPI identity has influenced his trajectory and the mission and vision behind his work.
With opening remarks by Madeleine Rodriguez , Co-chair, Education Industry and Executive Director, Foley Hoag Foundation and moderated by Foley Hoag Foundation Trustee and Partner Co-Advisor of the Firm's AAPI Affinity Group, Samita Ali-Khan, this event was hosted in person in the New York office.
About Justin Kang
Justin Kang was most recently the Vice President of Economic Growth for the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce where he oversaw strategic initiatives focused on talent attraction and retention, industry growth and racial equity in the private sector. In addition, he was the Executive Director of City Awake - a program of the Boston Chamber - which serves as the regional platform to empower and mobilize the next generation of talent. He has been named as a "Top 25 Emerging Leader of Color" and "Top 100 Most Influential Leader of Color" by Get Konnected!, and as one of "The Next Generation of Powerful People in Boston" by Boston Magazine. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Brandeis University.
About Visible Hands
Visible Hands is a venture capital firm with a 14-week, virtual-first accelerator on a mission to highlight and invest in the limitless potential of overlooked founders. At the earliest stages of company-building, we provide meaningful funding, personalized support, and social capital, helping our founders build exceptional technology startups. Learn more here.
About the Foley Hoag Foundation
The Foley Hoag Foundation's mission is to support programs addressing inequity in its various forms. This includes work that reduces racial, ethnic, gender, and wealth disparities and promotes social justice, access to societal resources, and recognition of the inherent dignity of all people in the firm's U.S. cities; Greater Boston, New York City, and metropolitan Washington, D.C.; and to raise awareness about these issues. Learn more here.
