Chelsea Mauldin: Civic data and AI

Overview:

Chelsea Mauldin, from the New York City-based Public Policy Lab, will share an overview of the organization’s work with U.S. federal, state, and local government partners and also present brief case studies on recent work around civic data and AI.

Speaker bio:

Chelsea Mauldin is a social scientist and designer with a focus on government innovation. She directs 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 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 is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and the London School of Economics.