An-Me Chung is the director of Teaching, Learning & Tech program and strategic advisor to the Education Policy program at New America. Her efforts focus on advancing policies and practices that support educators and other professionals use of technology in promoting more equitable systems of learning across in-school and out-of-school time settings for all young people. She is also co-founder of build4good, an intern-mentorship initiative at New America for post-secondary students and nonprofit organizations that aims to inspire a diversity of future leaders to develop civically minded technology and help nonprofits harness the power of technology for social good.
An-Me has extensive experience building networks and spearheading public-private partnerships and alliances with CEOs, senior government leaders, philanthropists, researchers, technologists, policymakers, community leaders and practitioners to bring education and technology opportunities particularly for under-represented youth. She created the CSforALL initiative to develop ecosystems of equitable computer science education in communities across the country. She forged partnerships and led the development of core curriculum and global digital literacy and 21st century skills standards and credentials at the Mozilla Foundation. She managed initiatives at the MacArthur Foundation designed to improve student learning in digital media through partnerships with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. In leading the education grantmaking at the C. S. Mott Foundation, she partnered with the U.S. Department of Education through the Clinton, Bush, and Obama administrations to build and sustain the afterschool field. While at the Wellesley Centers for Women, she directed the Save the Children Out-of-School Time Rural Initiative. She has also worked with ACLU, Dr. Seuss Foundation, Knowledge Alliance, Amplifier, Digital Harbor Foundation, and the Lemelson Foundation’s InventEd Network on organizational and board development, strategic planning, and developing grantmaking systems.
An-Me completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Columbia University and holds a PhD from Yale University and a BS from Washington University in St. Louis. She is a Presidential Leadership Scholar and alumni advisor, a program convened by Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton to bring together leaders who share a commitment to help solve society’s greatest challenges. Current board service include the Illinois Community College Board, FrameWorks Institute, and Nomi Network.