Glen S. Fukushima

Glen Shigeru Fukushima (born 1949) is a third-generation American of Japanese ancestry who has worked in academia, journalism, law, government, business, and in the nonprofit sector. He is fluent in both English and Japanese. Since September 2012, he has been a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C. In April 2022, he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as vice chairman of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation following his appointment by President Joe Biden. Fukushima was widely suggested as a potential U.S. Ambassador to Japan in 2020 due to his extensive experience in U.S.-Japan relations. In 2022, Fukushima made the largest single private donation in history to the Fulbright Program establishing the Fulbright-Glen S. Fukushima Fund to expand study and research opportunities for Japanese and Americans.