Ryan Fukumori

Ryan Fukumori, Senior Associate at PolicyLink manages the development and growth of the Bay Area Equity Atlas through interdisciplinary research, data storytelling, and community engagement. A fourth-generation resident of the East Bay, he draws from his background as an ethnic studies scholar and historian to illuminate the deep structural legacies behind current-day inequities, and to advance policy and grassroots approaches to building multiracial democracy. Prior to joining PolicyLink, Ryan instituted strategic planning and program evaluation systems at the San Francisco-based Mission Economic Development Agency, served as a public systems and nonprofit consultant throughout the Bay Area, and taught undergraduate courses at UCLA. He earned his PhD in American Studies and Ethnicity from the University of Southern California.