Erwin de Leon

Erwin de Leon is the Chief Diversity Officer of Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies and a Lecturer in the Nonprofit Management Program. His research and teaching interests include nonprofit organizations; diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); organizational ethics; data and technology in civil society; and AAPI and immigrant communities. Prior to his current position, Erwin served as the Deputy Academic Director for the Nonprofit Management Program. He was a Research Associate at Urban Institute’s Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center and Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy, where he headed research projects and authored or co-authored reports and articles on nonprofit-government contracting, immigrant organizations, public-private partnerships, and place-based collective impact initiatives. He has served in various organizations, including the Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness, Aspen Institute, Center for Progressive Leadership, Human Rights Campaign, Episcopal Relief and Development, Educators for Social Responsibility, and the Metropolitan Museum of Manila.