Perry Chen

Artist, Entrepreneur & Founder of Kickstarter

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Perry Chen Biography

Perry Chen is an artist and the founder of Kickstarter.

He approaches his work with an openness to form and context, having used art to explore technology, and technology to help democratize the funding of creative work.

Principally, Chen’s work revolves around systems. His studio practice often explores how we negotiate a world of growing complexity and uncertainty, using research and archival material as entry points for engagement.

Drawing on his interest in systems, his work also focuses on the creation -- and possibilities -- of new formats for generative social exchange and collaboration. In 2009, Chen created the website Kickstarter as a way for fellow artists and musicians to raise money for their creative work. Since then, over 200,000 creative projects have been funded through Kickstarter.

Chen is also known for his engagement around the problems of profit-centric systems; specifically the need for better structures, tools, and institutions to enable a more generative and less extractive society. In 2015, he spearheaded Kickstarter’s conversion to a Public Benefit Corporation, legally formalizing the company’s long held commitment to its mission -- to help creative projects come to life -- over optimizing for profit.

A long-time critic of the attention economy, Chen served on the Knight Commission on Trust, Media, and Democracy from 2017-18 to examine and make recommendations in response to the collapse in trust in U.S. democratic institutions, media, journalism, and the information ecosystem. In 2018, he was honored by The Center for Democracy & Technology for his commitment “to shaping a world where the internet and technology improve lives and propel human creativity.”

Time Magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2013.

He was born and raised in New York City, and is currently based in Paris.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 05/31/2024.

Perry Chen Videos

  • Business for a Better World - Perry Chen
    Perry Chen, artist, entrepreneur, and the creator and principal founder of Kickstarter, the online funding platform for creative projects discusses...
  • "Scale and Integrity" / Perry Chen of Kickstarter / #BInspiredPDX ...
    How can a company grow without losing touch with its values—especially in the fast-paced tech industry? Perry Chen, creator and chairman of ...

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