Summary
Jane Pak is a mission-driven leader with over 20 years of experience designing strategy, development, and cross-sector partnerships to support refugees, education, and community resilience. As Co-Executive Director of Refugee & Immigrant Transitions and a longtime board chair, she blends systems thinking with hands-on program building to grow sustainable practices and cohesive interdisciplinary teams. Her work is shaped by rigorous academic training—EdD, MA, MBA, and a BMath—and practical roles across nonprofit, government, and international trade that enable her to translate complex policy and funding landscapes into operational impact. Known for privileging dignity and multi-generational stories of displacement, she brings a rare combination of scholarly insight and street-level empathy to organizational strategy. Based in San Francisco, she also teaches as an adjunct professor, keeping practice and pedagogy tightly connected.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Education (EdD), Doctor of Education (EdD) at University of San Francisco
Master of Arts (MA), Master of Arts (MA) at Stanford University Graduate School of Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Clarkson University
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
University of California, San Diego
University of Oxford - Refugee Studies Centre
University of Geneva
Bachelor of Mathematics (BMath), Bachelor of Mathematics (BMath) at University of Waterloo