Alliance for Impact (AFI) is a nonprofit organization focusing on finance and investment education, social impact, and community leadership activities for Asian society. Angelene Huang founded AFI and serves as its CEO. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, AFI and its affiliates raised multi-million-dollar equivalent personal protective equipment (PPE) and offered over 300 online seminars and workshops. With a focus on social impact, AFI has grown into one of the largest Asian professional networks, with more than 30,000 individuals and families. Additionally, Huang serves as the Board Chairwoman for the Youth Entrepreneurship and Finance Association (YEFA), which aims to empower young people with financial literacy and business thinking and encourage youth entrepreneurship and social responsibility. Huang previously served as the Head of Treasury for a top global quantitative hedge fund in NYC and is currently a board director of TCFA (The Chinese Finance Association).
When you think of America, what comes to mind? To Angelene Huang, when she thinks of America, she thinks of freedom, education, and opportunities. From a young girl who grew up in a tiny town in China to one of the most successful and prosperous businesswomen in America, here is Angelene Huang’s story.
Angelene grew up in Guizhou, China. She lived in China until she was 27, when she moved to New York to seek new opportunities. Angelene was able to develop her own Wall Street career, but even after working in one of the most prestigious industries in the world, she wanted to have a bigger influence on the community.
Angelene has founded many of her own organizations, including Alliance for Impact Inc. and Viswise Academy Inc. Alliance for Impact was created to help make an impact on Asian American communities, whether it’s by distributing millions of dollars of PPE during the pandemic or having civic engagement seminars to build community. Viswise Academy is a non-profit organization that offers online courses to help the younger generation build strong foundations for future careers. But still, even after all these amazing feats, Angelene Huang still was not ready to call it quits.
Angelene is now studying law school, where she wants to learn more about the United States judicial system and its laws. The reason for going to law school was because she knows how much prejudice, discrimination, and hate Asians have to face on a day-to-day basis. She believes that if she can gain more legal knowledge, she can give more advice to others and help even more people. Even though being in law school is already a huge time commitment, she still oversees her non-profit organization and her jobs.
One name came to mind when asked who her inspiration is: Sam Mok. Angelene says Sam taught her about philanthropy and the Western style and is an amazing leader. Unfortunately, Sam Mok passed away from cancer a couple of years ago, but his passion for the community will continue.
Currently, Angelene is working a very busy lifestyle, with many organizations to oversee, studying law, and raising money to manage her nonprofits. She does her best to offer resources, solutions, and advice to those seeking help. Angelene has a very powerful backstory and background, and she hopes that she can help inspire others. Angelene wishes she could bring value to people and hopes to watch them grow.
Written by: Steven Miall