Corey Chao

New_Public is a nonprofit R&D lab that’s reimagining social media. They are building digital public spaces that connect people, embrace pluralism and build community. The organization consists of researchers, engineers, designers, and community leaders who want healthier, flourishing spaces on the internet. The two main strategies to achieve this are: helping local communities across America create more flourishing digital spaces and developing prototypes for digital conversation with public service media organizations. The organization works by partnering and co-designing with community stewards (moderators, administrators) and public institutions to serve, remove obstacles to power, and make life significantly better for people, especially folks from underestimated communities.

Corey is Head of Public Spaces Incubator at New_ Public. Previously, through his work for the Harvard Bloomberg Innovation Training Program and the award-winning social impact consultancy Reboot, he has led strategy and design projects on topics ranging from participatory democracy, digital public space, movement strategy and public sector innovation.