achieve the American dream.” Despite lacking fundraising experi-
ence prior to joining APIASF, he has nonetheless created new partnerships with corporations aside from generat- ing monetary gifts. Just as he used to develop external
relationships with key government agencies on behalf of IBM, he now explains to corporations the impor- tance in learning as much as pos- sible about the non-financial needs among the scholarship recipients to better support their college reten- tion and completion. As a result, Southwest Airlines sponsored travel last year for 60 students, college presidents, and other campus leaders to attend APIASF’s annual higher education summit of researchers and policymakers who examine topics such as equity and student success. Horikoshi also got General Motors Co. to underwrite a white paper by college professors about the unique
social and educational needs of Burmese and Bhutanese refugees. As recent U.S. arrivals, the number of scholarship applicants among those groups to APIASF has more than doubled since 2011. “Te more time I spend here,”
Horikoshi says, “the more I think that lawyers are well-suited to run a nonprofit. Te bigger the corpora- tion, the more breadth and depth of experience you have. Corporate lawyers address a full cadre of topics that make a solid foundation to run- ning a nonprofit.” Among APIASF board
members who hired Horikoshi in 2008, University of Guam President Robert Underwood calls him “incredibly invaluable. “Neil has brought a blend of
commitment and corporate skill that is definitely sustainable,” says Underwood, who is also Guam’s former delegate to Congress. “He has
taken APIASF a long way. I know political advocacy and community advocacy, but he has taught us how to relate to the corporate world and to make business propositions.” For example, Horikoshi has shown
APIASF board members and staff how, when making a business case, “to write more clearly and economically without dumbing down the message,” Underwood says. A first-generation college student,
Horikoshi attended the University of Hawaii in his native state on a chari- table foundation scholarship while working at a supermarket part-time. After earning his J.D. and MBA
from the University of Southern California, Horikoshi became one of IBM’s first Asian-American lawyers in the late 1970s and swiftly advanced from company headquar- ters in Armonk, N.Y., to assignments far-flung. He spent three years in Tokyo and another two in Singapore
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