As Grant Manager, Ikhsan (He/Him) has joined CCI after working with private foundations, corporate philanthropy, and nonprofits. He has handled over $200 million worth of grants throughout the country, as well as internationally, and at the state and local municipal levels.

In his latest positions at the California Endowment (where he is working on systems-change initiatives regarding the role of art in community health), the Culver City Arts Foundation (where he is developing Project Possibility and the Artist Laureate program), and through his work supporting Mastercard's grantmaking initiatives, he has worked with many creative entrepreneurs to enhance the creative economy. He is an advocate of the idea that art as a social change and a community inclusion technique, as well as local art, is a driver of economic growth and community-focused development.

Ikhsan has a Business degree with a concentration in Social Impact. He is a gym enthusiast.