Carlyn Cowen
Carlyn Cowen (they/siya) is an advocate, activist, and Filipinx-American dedicated to building social, racial, and economic justice through radical systemic change. As the Chief Policy and Public Affairs Officer of the Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC), the nation’s largest Asian-American social services organization, they oversee public policy, advocacy, government affairs, and community engagement. Previously, Carlyn worked at FPWA, an economic equity nonprofit, the New York City Mayor’s Office of Contract Services, and consulted for the United Nations Development Programme and Oxfam International, among others. Originally from North Carolina, they graduated from UNC Chapel Hill with a Bachelor’s in International Relations and Philosophy, going on to receive their Master’s from the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs. Carlyn can also be found organizing with Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ), doing mutual aid with Uptown Wagon, bartending on weekends, and baking for fun.