LYNSEY CHEDIAK
Also known as Lyns.
I am fascinated by social change and the power of policy to improve lives. Whether at the global governance or local governance level, I am interested in how to achieve policy change to alleviate inequalities, especially as it relates to healthcare.
I have always been a self-starter, which led me to complete Andrew Yang’s prestigious two-year Venture for America fellowship. VFA is a career accelerator for young entrepreneurs to join new, growing companies in economically stagnant business ecosystems. While completing this fellowship, I helped lead two respective creative agencies in the visual and branding space, working with new startups to grow their companies leveraging the latest, most-innovative digital technologies.
I founded my first company at the age of 19 to prompt social action and revitalize the art therapy program at Shriners' Hospitals for Children Northern California. As a life-long patient of Shriners and supporter of pediatric art therapy, I built an online platform to spur community engagement between artists and customers. I furthered this cause by working with a similarly-minded NGO at the largest pediatric hospital in South America in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
I graduated cum laude and with honors from Claremont McKenna College with a degree in Economic History. I also earned my master's in Policy and Inequalities at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
I am an avid writer, policy guru, and espresso aficionado. You can find me in one of San Francisco’s many local coffee shops listening to the BBC's podcast, reading the Economist cover to cover or writing on current events. I also enjoy racing classic formula one cars and doing yoga.
If you would like to chat, shoot me an email directly at lynseychediak@gmail.com.