Trailblazer Honoree
EUNICE KIM

Eunice Kim is the Chief Product Officer at Netflix. She joined Netflix in 2021 and was promoted to the executive team after having successfully led the company through two major strategic shifts, resulting in a turnaround in revenue and membership growth. At Netflix, Eunice leads the Product organization, and is broadly responsible for driving global subscription membership and revenue. Her team designs and builds Netflix’s industry-leading streaming experience and personalized recommendations, and is inventing the future of entertainment with new consumer and creator-facing product technologies.

Prior to Netflix, Eunice spent ten years in product leadership roles at Google and YouTube, and worked at several tech startups as well as Pepsico and Adobe Systems. Eunice holds a BA from Columbia University and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She has served on the Board of Directors for Cure CMD for fifteen years.

Emcee
MINA KIM

Mina Kim is host of the statewide hour of KQED Forum; a live, daily, call-in talk show. Through intimate and informative conversations, Mina connects the state’s many residents, and illuminates the issues affecting California and the nation. Before joining Forum, Mina was KQED’s evening news anchor, and health reporter for The California Report. Her award-winning work has included natural disasters in Napa and gun violence in Oakland. At the University of Michigan she studied the intersection of gender, race and class. She was a first-grade teacher through Teach For America, and ran a mentorship program for students aspiring to be the first in their families to go to college. She grew up in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

Corporate Honoree
JAMES KIM

James began his career as an investment banker over 25 years ago after graduating from Stanford University with a degree in Economics. He is currently a Partner at Qatalyst, a firm specializing in strategic M&A advisory for the technology industry. He has worked with some of the most innovative companies in the sector including Pixar, Google, Priceline, Kiva Robotics, Twitch, Zoox, iRobot, Motorola Mobility, Fitbit, Dropcam, Afterpay, OpenTable, MyFitnessPal and HomeAway.

James’s dedication to hard work and service was shaped early on by his parents, who owned and operated the Korea House BBQ restaurants in San Francisco’s Japantown. As a teenager, he worked in the family restaurants, learning firsthand the values of hard work, hospitality, and community.

Born and raised in San Francisco, James remains deeply connected to the Bay Area. He has been passionate about giving back, particularly within the Korean community, and has served on the Board of the Korean American Community Foundation of San Francisco.

Auctioneer
CAMERON MICHAEL

Cameron Michael has participated in over 2,000 auctions since 1997--hundreds of which have been with KLM Auctions since their association began in 2008. Cameron’s jovial, cerebral and engaging auctioneering style springs from his background as an analyst with a legal agency in the San Joaquin Valley. He holds a BA from UC Davis and a JD from Humphrey’s School of Law, and is working toward his Benefit Auction Specialist (BAS) designation from the National Auctioneers Association.