Senior Advisory Council Member, Barrington, RI, USA
Faith Community: Roger finds meaning in the core teachings of many faith traditions, is a member of a Congregational Church, and the child of parents who were raised Buddhist and Shinto
Roger Nozaki, Principal at Peninsula Field Strategies LLC, brings decades of cross-sector experience developing and guiding strategies for social impact. He has designed, implemented, advised, and taught approaches to social innovation across corporate, government, nonprofit, philanthropic, and academic settings.
From 2016 to 2025 he served as Vice President for Strategy and Programs at the Barr Foundation, a period during which the foundation doubled its staff and grantmaking while strengthening its reputation as a values-driven, community-centered philanthropic institution. Roger has also advised family offices and corporate foundations on how to integrate learning, partnership, and equity into their impact strategies.
As a member of URI’s Senior Advisory Council, Roger contributes his extensive experience in strategy, philanthropy, and cross-cultural collaboration to advancing URI’s mission of fostering enduring inter-faith cooperation and building cultures of peace and justice. A 2025 Japanese American Leadership Delegation (JALD) member sponsored by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the U.S.–Japan Council, Roger has served on numerous boards and committees, including Independent Sector, the Council on Foundations Corporate Committee, the Institute for College Access and Success, and Innovations in Civic Participation.