Sha Hwang
COO, Nava Public Benefit Corporation
Sha Hwang is the COO and co-founder of Nava, a public benefit corporation formed during efforts to help fix HealthCare.gov. Nava partners with government agencies to improve critical public services, and now works across several projects in the US on programs including Medicare, Veterans Affairs, and unemployment benefits and paid family leave at the state level. Nava has helped tens of millions of people enroll in critical programs, streamlined processes to save decades of labor years, and saved government agencies hundreds of millions of dollars.
A failed architect and accidental entrepreneur, Sha has worked with clients such as the New York Times, the Harvard Library Lab, MTV, Flickr, and Adobe. Previously, Sha worked at Stamen Design and later cofounded the company Movity, which was acquired by Trulia.
Rosenverse talks by Sha:
" Participation without the redistribution of power is an empty and frustrating process for the powerless. "
The First Fifty Years of Civic Design
November 16, 2022
" We cannot give our best work if we’re not taking care of ourselves. Don’t let the fire that brought you here be the fire that burns you out. "
The Lost Year
June 11, 2021
