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Phillip Ozaki Consultant
Sectors: Nonprofit, Corporate
Specialties: Civil Rights, Diversity & Inclusion, Economic Justice, Global Health, Civic Engagement & Voting, Racial Justice, Human Rights, Entrepreneurship
Education: MBA, Esade Business School, Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs
Professional Experience
Phillip Ozaki is an executive development strategist and philanthropy consultant with over 17 years of leadership experience across civil rights, LGBTQ+ advocacy, entrepreneurship, and the nonprofit sector.
Phillip previously served as Chief Development Officer at StartOut, where he designed and executed a $2.4 million annual fundraising strategy and secured more than $1.8 million in national corporate partnership revenue from Fortune 500 technology and financial brands.
Prior to StartOut, Phillip led development efforts at the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), where he launched a national major donor campaign that generated $2.1 million in new revenue, increased donors giving $5,000 or more sixteenfold, and doubled sustaining membership. At Lambda Legal, he managed a $1.28 million major gifts portfolio of more than 400 donors, driving 30 percent year over year growth and expanding signature regional galas from $165,000 to $350,000.
Throughout his career, Phillip has also served as a consultant and advisor across the technology, startup, real estate, government, and nonprofit sectors. His work focuses on building sustainable fundraising infrastructure, corporate partnership strategy, donor pipeline development, and helping mission driven organizations strengthen and scale their development programs.
Achievements
Phillip is President Emeritus and a current board member of the Esade Alumni San Francisco Chapter. He is also the Founder and Former President of the Esade LGBTQ+ Business Club in Barcelona, Spain.
He completed the highly competitive, merit based Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs and previously served as National Co Chair and Board Member of the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA).
Phillip has also served as a Training Ride Leader for AIDS/LifeCycle, supporting the 545 mile charity ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
Personal Interests
Outside of work, Phillip enjoys biking, triathlons, snowboarding, outdoor adventures, traveling, baking, and spending time with his son.
