Eric Chen

Eric is a Taiwanese American from southern Maine with an interest in strengthening democracy in the U.S. and around the world. Prior to Princeton, Eric spent six years as an adviser to nonprofits and philanthropies at The Bridgespan Group, where he focused on democracy, advocacy, and public and global health. In this role, he supported organizations with strategic planning, growth strategies, scenario planning, and operating model design. He completed a six-month secondment with the Leadership Now Project, a nonprofit that engages business executives to protect American democracy, and previously interned at Save the Children U.S., the American Red Cross, and the U.S. Department of State. This past summer, he also worked as a Mayoral Fellow for the City of Chicago, where he focused on changes to the federal budget, internal policy review, and human trafficking awareness and prevention. Eric holds a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University where he studied Science, Technology, and International Affairs with a concentration in Biotechnology and Global Health.