Dien Yuen

Her Story

Dien Yuen, JD, LLM, CAP®, AEP®, IPA, is the founder and CEO of Daylight, a professional development ecosystem equipping advisors with the confidence, competence, and cultural dexterity to build modern philanthropic planning practices. Through the Certified Impact Philanthropy Advisor (IPA) and certificate programmes, Daylight is redefining the standards for philanthropic advising training.

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Dien was named in Wealthmanagement.com’s 2025 Ten to Watch: Innovators and Influencers Set to Change the Industry. She was inducted into the 2023 National Association of Charitable Gift Planners (CGP) Hall of Fame and recognised for her academic leadership with the Distinguished Faculty Award from Wealth Management Institute in Singapore.

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Previously, Dien founded the Center for Philanthropy and Social Impact at The American College of Financial Services, where she also developed and taught courses in the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® (CAP®) programme as the Blunt-Nickel Professor in Philanthropy. Dien’s early career included senior roles in wealth management and global development organisations.

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dienyuen/