Shane Williams-Ness

Shane Williams-Ness is Chief Development Officer at Asia Society, and is responsible for designing and executing the fundraising strategy for the organization’s global operation, as well providing strategic advice and collaborative support for its network of global centers.

Prior to joining the organization in 2015, she was Vice President of External Affairs at The Japan Society. Before that, she worked at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) for seven years as Chief Marketing and Development Officer. She served as Vice President of Sawchuk, Brown Associates, a public relations and marketing communications firm, and as Senior Engagement Manager at Jaakko Pöyry Management Consulting-Asia Pacific based in Singapore, where she opened the Tokyo office for the firm. She also served as Marketing Manager for the Pioneer Group in Boston, Massachusetts, a position which brought her to the Russian Far East several times working on a U.S.-Russian Joint-Venture forestry project.