Henry Chang

Co-founder @Humanbulb

Sacramento, CA, US

HumanBulb is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the mission of unleashing innovation through equity-focused innovation entrepreneurship education and acceleration programs for youth and professionals. Our Programs:“Sacramento for a Smarter, Greener Future” is a 10 week accelerator for early stage sustainability innovators that incorporates knowledge sharing from international, national, and local ecosystems. We aim to have at least 50% of our program participants come from underserved communities, including women, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) & LGBTQ+ innovators. We host pre-accelerator equity bootcamps with local community partners to better prepare participants from underserved communities and lower the barriers to entry into innovation entrepreneurship.We’ve partnered with Startup World Cup to organize 4 regional competitions in 2023 in Sacramento, Orange County, Austin & NYC. Regional competition winners go on to compete in the Global Grand Finale Semifinals and Final in San Francisco in December 2023 completing against the winners of 70+ regional competitions around the world for a $1 million investment prize! Youth STEM Entrepreneurship Programs: Our sustainability-focused innovation entrepreneurship bootcamps for youth ages 13-18 are designed in modules that mimic the essential steps in innovation entrepreneurship. Participants gain a strong overall understanding of concepts involved in innovation entrepreneurship while simultaneously learning sustainability-focused STEM subject matter content.Career Exploration Programs for StudentsFutureReady Leaders is a forward-thinking youth leadership program designed to equip high school-aged students with the skills and experiences they need to thrive in the rapidly changing, technology-dependent workplace of the future. The program focuses on nurturing essential soft skills and providing hands-on exposure to technologies

UCLA

BS, Economics