David Janes

Vice President and Director

Dr. David P. Janes, Vice President and Director, is Vice President, North America, International House of Japan (IHJ) and Executive Director of the American Friends of the International House of Japan (AFIHJ).

David has focused his career on international education, global affairs, and philanthropy. His notable roles include Chief Advancement Officer at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), President and CEO of the OIST Foundation, Executive Director of Global Citizens Initiative, and Director of Foundation Grants & Assistant to the President at the United States-Japan Foundation. He serves as Chair of the Board of the Japan ICU Foundation; President & Chair of EngageAsia; Trustee of the U.S.-Japan Bridging Foundation; Trustee of the Tanaka-U.K. Japan Educational Foundation; and Trustee of the Foundation for the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns.

David holds a Ph.D. and M.Phil. in sociology from The New School for Social Research from which he received a University in Exile Fellowship, an M.A. in International Affairs from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, an M.A. in Asian Religions from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, and a B.A. in Religion from the University of Mary Washington. He resides in Tarrytown, New York, with his family, sharing a passion for hiking and the outdoors.