Quynh Nguyen

she/her

Board Member

San Diego, CA

Deputy Director, Center on Policy Initiatives (CPI)

Quynh Nguyen became CPI’s Deputy Director after five years as the Development Director. Quynh first joined CPI in 1998 as an organizer for worker justice campaigns. She was lead organizer on the San Diego Living Wage Campaign and worked on implementation following the ordinance’s passage. Quynh also supported the development of the Students for Economic Justice program and Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice before moving into a development role. Quynh was born in Vietnam and graduated from UCLA with B.A.s in Sociology and Asian American Studies.