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Cindy Wu

August 20, 2026

Cohort Year: Cohort 10 (2026-2027)

Country: United States

Affiliation: Our Neighborhoods Capital Fund

City / State: San Francisco, CA

Cindy Wu is the CEO of Our Neighborhoods Capital Fund, a loan fund dedicated to building, preserving and strengthening AAPI neighborhoods.

Previously, as the senior executive director of LISC’s Bay Area office, she oversaw the investment of over $400 million for affordable housing in the San Francisco Bay Area, as part of the Partnership for the Bay’s Future.

Cindy also worked for over a decade in San Francisco’s Chinatown. As the deputy director and community planning manager at the Chinatown Community Development Center, she oversaw affordable housing development, property management, and internal operations through a period of growth. She also worked alongside residents to advocate for their neighborhood and attracted more than $45 million in neighborhood capital improvements.

She is a pragmatic problem solver and holds a deep commitment to community-centered decision-making by residents and other leaders to determine their own fate for their neighborhoods.

Cindy has been a member of the San Francisco Planning Commission. She holds a master’s degree in city planning from MIT and a bachelor’s degree in architecture from UC Berkeley.

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