Miguel is a senior social impact, philanthropy, and strategic partnerships professional with 15+ years of experience mobilizing funding, managing philanthropic portfolios, building stakeholder relationships, and developing narratives that drive investment and social impact. During that time, his work as a fundraiser grant manager supported diverse communities, including immigrants seeking financial access and inclusion, first-generation students of color pursuing higher education, and movement builders in workers’ rights organizations across California. Through his work at a philanthropy-intermediary organization, The LeadersTrust, he administered over $10 million in multi-year, unrestricted grants to over 60 organizations. During this time, he was selected as a fellow for the Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP) Impact program and served on the steering committee for Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy - Bay Area.

Currently, Miguel has focused his strategic leadership and thought partnership as a business development consultant with Mekong Review, a quarterly English-language periodical featuring stories about arts, culture, literature, politics, and the environment sourced throughout Asia and written by those who know the region well.

He, too, knows this part of the world well, having lived in the Philippines, Australia, Malaysia, and now Singapore. Miguel considers himself a “global soul” with deep roots in Southeast Asia, but California has also been his home for many years, and he remains committed to equity-driven organizations across the state, primarily through his role as a trustee on the governing board of Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality (AACRE).

Miguel is deeply grateful—and constantly humbled—by his globetrotting, multicultural family, including his two creative and compassionate daughters and his inspirational educator partner who teaches the family to follow dreams without abandon.