I am the daughter of a Korean abstract artist and a strategic Swedish engineer with deep roots in the nordic wilderness. When our family immigrated to the US, my parents diligently fostered a living connection to our native tongues, cooking and cultural practices. Traversing multiple distinct value systems on a daily basis created in me an early lived sense of holding tensions with presence, creativity and care. My experience of holding space as a leadership practice began over 15 years ago by co-creating community workshops with individuals affected by homelessness in NYC and facilitating leadership development with young women running for office in rural Cambodia. I later went on to lead global program strategy and design with 100 Resilient Cities, a program pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation, where I learned to practice Adaptive Leadership. Today I continue on this path of remembering and integrating what true leadership is all about, as part of the ACA community.