Chi-hui Yang is the Director of Ford Foundation’s Creativity and Free Expression division, where he oversees the Foundation’s grantmaking in Arts and Culture, Documentary Film and Journalism. He previously served as a Program Officer for Ford’s JustFilms initiative.

Chi-hui has worked extensively as a film curator and educator, including with: San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, POV, MoMA Documentary Fortnight and the Flaherty Film Seminar.

Chi-hui earned a master’s degree in film studies from San Francisco State University and a bachelor’s degree in international relations from Stanford University. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.