Dien Yuen (She/Her)

Dien helps advisors elevate their philanthropic advising practice by building their confidence, competence, and cultural dexterity. She founded Daylight, an innovative professional development platform that creates transformative learning experiences for advisors pursuing growth, service, and social impact. Daylight’s certificate programs, including the Impact Philanthropy Advisor (IPA) certification, set a new standard for philanthropic planning education for advisors. 

  
Dien serves as lead faculty for philanthropy at Singapore’s Wealth Management Institute (WMI), where she was instrumental in launching the Certified Impact Philanthropy Professional (CIPP), Asia’s first professional philanthropic certification. She was inducted into the 2023 National Association of Charitable Gift Planners (CGP) Hall of Fame and recognized for her academic leadership with the Distinguished Faculty Award from WMI.  

  
Previously, Dien founded the Center for Philanthropy and Social Impact at The American College of Financial Services, where she also developed and taught courses as the Blunt-Nickel Professor in Philanthropy for the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® (CAP®) program.  Dien’s early career included senior roles in wealth management and global development organizations. She currently serves on the boards of Myriad USA and Giving Compass.  
 
Dien holds a Juris Doctorate, an LLM in International law, a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP®), and an Accredited Estate Planning (AEP) designation.