Perry Chen
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Perry Chen (born July 15, 1976) is an American entrepreneur best known for being the creator and principal founder of Kickstarter, the online crowdfunding platform for creative projects. He came up with the idea for Kickstarter in 2001[1] and launched it in 2009 along with co-founders Charles Adler and Yancey Strickler.[2][3]
Education
Chen is an alumnus of Hunter College High School in New York City and Tulane University in New Orleans.[4]
Work
Chen co-founded the Southfirst gallery in Brooklyn in 2001,[5] was a TED Fellow in 2010,[6] a resident of Laboratorio para la Ciudad in Mexico City in 2014,[7] and is a 2016 Director's Fellow at the MIT Media Lab.[8] In 2017, he was appointed to the Knight Commission on Trust, Media and American Democracy — a nonpartisan commission of leaders across media, technology, and public policy tasked with guiding the public discourse on rebuilding trust in America's democratic institutions.[9]
In 2013, he was listed as a 'Pioneer' on the annual list of Time's 100 most influential people.[10]
In 2014, Chen stepped down as chief executive officer of Kickstarter and left the role to co-founder Yancey Strickler.[11] December 2014, Chen exhibited "Computers in Crisis" for the New Museum's First Look program, co-presented by Rhizome and Creative Time Reports.[12] The exhibition included the event Y2K+15, an exploration of the phenomenon and legacy of Y2K, held at the New Museum.[13] In 2017, Chen returned again as CEO[14] where he remained until March 2019.[15] He continues to serve as chairman of Kickstarter's board.[14][11]
Personal life
Chen grew up on Roosevelt Island, New York.
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."How I Built This with Guy Raz". NPR. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Immersive Space – Perry Chen". School of Art & Art History, University of Illinois at Chicago. 13 June 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Perry Chen". www.arts.gov. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chafkin, Max. "True To Its Roots: Why Kickstarter Won't Sell". Fast Company. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Perry Chen – Aspen Ideas". Aspen Ideas Festival. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Perry Chen – TED Fellow". TED. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Residencia: Perry Chen". Laboratorio para la Ciudad. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2016 MIT Media Lab Directors Fellows Announced". Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Knight Commission on Trust, Media and Democracy". The Aspen Institute. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The 2013 Time 100". Time. 18 April 2013.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kickstarter's CEO, Perry Chen, CEO of Kickstarter is resigning | Business & Corporate News". Business Worldwide Magazine. 2019-03-19. Archived from the original on 2025-06-14. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Perry Chen: Computers in Crisis". New Museum. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Perry Chen: Y2K+15". New Museum. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stephen, Bijan (2019-03-19). "Kickstarter's CEO, Perry Chen, is resigning". The Verge. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Heater, Brian (2019-03-19). "Kickstarter CEO Perry Chen steps down". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
External links
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