Gil Aurellano

Gil Aurellano is executive assistant to Sylvia Yee, vice president of programs at the Haas, Jr. Fund. In this position, Gil supports Sylvia in managing the Fund’s grantmaking. In addition, he provides support for two major initiatives of the Fund: Team-Up for Youth and the U.C. Berkeley Initiative for Equity, Inclusion and Diversity.

Gil was introduced to philanthropy as a program assistant at the Aspen Institute’s Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation. While living in Washington, D.C., he co-founded Asian & Pacific Islander Partnership for Heath, a community nonprofit agency that provided food and translation assistance to gay Asian men affected and afflicted by HIV/AIDS.

Gil graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in Finance.