Leeanne Oue

Leeanne Oue is a Grants Officer for the Performing Arts program at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Previously, she served as Program Associate for the Effective Philanthropy Group, where she provided project management support for the Philanthropy grantmaking portfolio and the Organizational Effectiveness program.

Prior to joining the Hewlett Foundation, she served as public relations coordinator at the JCCC Foundation, the charitable arm of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Chicago. While there, she managed all aspects of the organization’s grantmaking program and coordinated the annual U.S.-Japan Educational Exchange Program. Leeanne has a bachelor’s degree in modern languages and literatures from Kenyon College and a master’s degree in Japanese from Stanford University. Originally from Hawaii, she holds a second-degree black belt in judo.