Executive Director, MISUMI Imprint Foundation

About MISUMI Americas MISUMI Americas, a division of MISUMI Group, is a leading provider of standard, configurable, and custom manufacturing solutions. By integrating a vast catalog of components with a world-class digital manufacturing platform, MISUMI Americas empowers engineers and procurement teams to accelerate innovation across the entire product lifecycle. With operations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago, the company serves as a vital partner for the most innovative companies in the Americas. About the Foundation MISUMI Imprint Foundation is the first corporate giving organization in MISUMI Group's history. It launched in October 2026 with a $2 million seed investment from MISUMI Americas and a mandate to fund the people who will build the physical world. The reasoning is straightforward. MISUMI supplies the components that engineers design into machines, and as AI moves out of software and into factories, vehicles, operating rooms, and orbit, demand is rising for engineers, machinists, and technicians who can build hardware that works safely and reliably in the real world. The United States is not producing enough of them. The Foundation exists to widen that pipeline. We make grants in three areas: Scholarships & Access — need-based support for first-generation and underrepresented students in engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain, at four-year universities and community colleges alike Maker Programs — equipment grants for manufacturing labs, engin