Na Eng

Chief Communications Officer, People For the American Way

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship awarded in 1998 to pursue an MIA in International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.

Na Eng is an immigrant from Cambodia.

About Na Eng

Na Eng is an Emmy Award-winning storyteller and seasoned social impact executive.

She currently serves as the chief communications officer at People For the American Way, an advocacy organization that advances freedom, justice, and democracy. Prior to joining People For the American Way, she served in senior roles at the McKnight Foundation, the American Refugee Committee (now called Alight), the Minnesota Council on Foundations, and Mercy Corps. In those positions, she managed media relations, strategic communications, and external affairs.

She refined her instinct for storytelling over two decades as a journalist in New York City. Producing for PBS and CNBC, she traveled the globe to translate complex public policy issues into understandable human narratives. Her stories received prestigious honors, including an Emmy Award, an Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Documentary, and several National Headliner Awards.

Na was born in Cambodia just as the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime came into power. She lost her father and many other relatives during the genocide. When she was five, her family fled the war-torn country to resettle as refugees in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Na graduated from Columbia University and earned a Bachelor's degree and a Master's in International Affairs in an accelerated dual degree program.

She is a trustee of the NAACP Foundation and has served on other nonprofit boards, including the Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library. The Fulbright program has recognized her as a distinguished alumni, and she is the first Asian American to be inducted into her high school's Hall of Fame.