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Chelsea Mauldin
Chelsea Mauldin is a social scientist, designer, and leader in human-centered government innovation. She is the co-founder and executive director of the Public Policy Lab, the first nonprofit design lab for government in the United States. Chelsea has served as an advisor to dozens of municipal and U.S. federal agencies, and she is an expert speaker at design and policy events worldwide. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley and a master’s degree from the London School of Economics.
Chelsea Mauldin is a social scientist and designer with a focus on government innovation. She is the co-founder and executive director of the Public Policy Lab, a nonprofit organization that designs better public policy with low-income and marginalized Americans. The Public Policy Lab partners with government agencies and NGOs to develop more satisfying and effective policies and service delivery through ethnographic research, human-centered design, rapid prototyping, and formative evaluation. Find out more on PPL's website, www.publicpolicylab.org.Chelsea is an adjunct professor at Columbia University's School of International & Public Affairs (SIPA) and a frequent keynote speaker and panelist. Previously, she consulted to municipal and federal agencies, directed a community-development organization, led government partnerships at a public-space advocacy nonprofit, and served as an editor for publishing, arts, and digital media organizations. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley and a master’s degree from the London School of Economics.