Wylie Chen is an accomplished executive with over 20 years of experience in community health, youth development, sports philanthropy, community empowerment, and technology. He has provided strategic planning, management, fundraising, and programmatic support for several national and regional nonprofit organizations, foundations, and municipalities.

He previously served as the Vice President of Programs & Grants at U.S. Soccer Foundation where he oversaw the Foundation's programmatic and grantmaking initiatives, developing and implementing innovative efforts to create access to safe playing spaces and programs reaching hundreds of thousands of children across the country. He built several key public/private partnerships raising millions of dollars to support the Foundation’s initiatives, and streamlined grantmaking efforts by implementing effective technology platforms to measure, evaluate, and support local partnerships. Prior to the Foundation, Wylie worked at the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) focusing on national advocacy efforts through community organizing, policy, and program management. At CDF, he managed national programs impacting tens of thousands of children focused on health and literacy, and trained thousands of local and regional leaders on program management and leadership development.

Wylie serves as a Board Member for Children’s Cause for Cancer Advocacy, an organization that advocates for effective and innovative therapies and treatments for survivors of childhood cancer, and as a Board Member for Kundiman, an organization dedicated to the creation and cultivation of Asian American creative writing. He was appointed Chair of the D.C. Mayor’s Commission on Asian Pacific Islander (API) Affairs, providing guidance and advice to the Mayor on issues related to the API community.

Wylie currently teaches graduate courses at American University and Georgetown University on social responsibility, sports, and technology. He received his B.S. in Public Policy and Management from the University of Oregon and an Ed.M. Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from Harvard University.