Darien Louie has over 45 years of experience in program development, fund development, economic development, nonprofit management, philanthropy and community investment. Her background includes work in community non-profit, public sector and corporate settings, as well as philanthropy and experience as an entrepreneur. Her last position before her retirement in March 2019 was as the Executive Director of a regional economic development private/public partnership, the East Bay Economic Development Alliance (East Bay EDA) in California. She has recently served as a consultant in work related to small business development, grant management and workforce development.