Kelvin Taketa

Kelvin H.
Taketa was the founder of The Nature Conservancy, Inc. (1989) and served as Executive Director-Asia Pacific Region.
Mr. Taketa is also the founder of Kona Bay Marine Resources, Inc. Mr. Taketa is currently Chairman at Feeding America, Director at Civic Ventures LLC, Director at The Center for Effective Philanthropy since 2018, Director at Stupski Foundation since 2011, and Director at Elemental Excelerator, Inc. since 2018.
Former positions include Chief Executive Officer at Hawaii Community Foundation (2015-2017), Independent Director at Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (1993-2019), Director at Grove Farm Co., Inc., Treasurer & Director at Independent Sector (2013), and Director & Managing Partner at Sunrise Capital, Inc. (2005-2009).
Education includes an undergraduate degree from The Colorado College and a graduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley.