David Janes

Director 

David Janes (Director) currently serves as Director of Foundation Grants and Assistant to the President at the United States-Japan Foundation, where he leads the Foundation's grant-making programs, represents the Foundation to potential and current grantees in the United States and Japan, and works on broader Asia-wide projects, such as U.S.-Japan-China relations. He is also Chair of the Board of Trustees, EngageAsia. Previously, he served as Director of College and University Relations for the International Partnership for Service-Learning & Leadership, and he is a Counselor of the Japan ICU Foundation. Mr. Janes received his B.A. in Religion from Mary Washington College, M.A. in Asian Religions from the University of Hawaii, and M.A. in International Affairs from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Additionally, he is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology at The New School for Social Research, where he focuses on the globalization of Japanese peace symbols and discourse. He also studied as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar in the Department of Theology at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan, and is a graduate of the Japan Center for Michigan Universities in Hikone, Japan. Mr. Janes has completed three full marathons and six 100-mile bike rides to benefit cancer care and research.