Co-Founder, StudioNationSwell
Emily Chong is the Co-Founder of NationSwell Studio.
NationSwell connects America's leading problem solvers and accelerates their solutions through our unique ecosystem of platforms: NationSwell Council, a membership community of 1000+ leaders who are tackling the nation’s critical issues; NationSwell Studio, a campaign studio that partners with organizations to accelerate ideas, solutions and narratives; NationSwell Publishing, a content platform that tells unexpected stories about the innovators working to move our country forward.
Prior, Emily was on the founding team of Catchafire.org, the world’s leading skills-based volunteer platform.
In 2015, Emily was recognized by TIME Inc. for her role in surfacing the story of Brittany Maynard and the Right-To-Die movement, the largest global story of the year and TIME’s most viewed story in history. The story has since led to California, Colorado and Washington D.C. legalizing Death with Dignity laws.
Emily is Australian born and has lived in eight cities across three continents. She is a third-culture-kid with Australian citizenship, an American accent, and Chinese blood. Her search for belonging and identity has played a huge role in her life’s journey.
She is an outdoor enthusiast and spends her spare time rock climbing and hiking all corners of the world.
Emily is a Senior Advisor to Catchafire.org and The Biomimicry Institute.
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