Evan Yoshimoto is the Head of Community of the Democracy & Belonging Forum, managing the Forum’s 350+ member general network and events across Europe and North America, working with network members to plan and implement ongoing member-led communities, and developing the Forum’s ecosystem catalyzation strategy.
Prior to this position, Evan managed the Forum’s internal and external communications. He joined the Othering & Belonging Conference leadership team for the virtual conference in 2021 and an in-person conference in Berlin in 2023, which constituted the first O&B Conference held outside the US. He first joined the Othering & Belonging Institute in 2018 as a summer fellow, where he completed research on climate change-induced displacement and corporate influence over the global food system.
Evan graduated from UC Berkeley with two Bachelor’s degrees in Environmental Economics & Policy and Conservation & Resources Studies: Capitalism and the Environment and from the Hertie School in Berlin with a Master’s Degree in Public Policy.
