Jerren Chang

Jerren is the inaugural full-time President & CEO of Partners in Democracy. He comes to PID as a dedicated democracy advocate and the co-founder & CEO of GenUnity - an innovative nonprofit supporting the civic learning and leadership development of hundreds of grassroots residents in Massachusetts communities and now a core pillar of PID’s holistic democracy renovation strategy. Under his leadership, GenUnity has grown from a pilot program in 2020 to a statewide civic infrastructure that brings hundreds together each year - across race, class, and age - to learn from each other, build trust, and make a positive impact in their communities.

Jerren also serves as a board member for Massachusetts Public Health Alliance (starting in 2025) and Democracy House as well as a contributing columnist for The Fulcrum. Jerren’s journey to the pro-democracy movement was shaped by his time serving in the Chicago Mayor’s Office as an economic development policy staffer and working as a consultant at McKinsey & Company advising public and social sector leaders. He holds an MPP and MBA from Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School and is a graduate of Duke University.