Yumi Higa currently serves as the Research Program Manager at The Hoover Institution, Stanford University, where responsibilities include planning and executing the Summer Policy Boot Camp and managing communications for over 250 applicants. Previous experience includes roles as Program Manager at The Clayman Institute for Gender Research, overseeing departmental operations and budget management, and various positions at GuideSpark, including Content Operations Manager and Customer Success Manager, focusing on project management and customer relations. Early career experience includes marketing and trade show management roles at PerkinElmer and SEMI, where Yumi Higa significantly improved operational processes and event execution. Yumi Higa holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from California State University, Fresno.