Diana Hwang

Founder/Executive Director, Asian American Women’s Political Initiative

Diana Hwang is the Founder and Executive Director of the Asian American Women's Political Initiative (AAWPI), the country's only political leadership organization for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women. In 2020, Diana was the first Political and Organizing Director for She the People, a national network of women of color working to transform our democracy. Diana was profiled as "one of Boston's most powerful thought leaders" in Boston Magazine for her work and has been a featured speaker at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C. and at several colleges, including Wellesley College, Northeastern University, Dartmouth College and Salem State University where she gave the annual convocation address. Diana was a former candidate for the Massachusetts State Senate. She carried the city of Boston and outraised her seven opponents in the race. Diana graduated from Dartmouth College and Columbia Business School.