About cordelia yu

me

I am a design strategist, civic technologist, researcher, and activist / facilitator currently working in the US federal government. I’ve spent most of my career working in journalism, NGOs, as well as public policy and politics.

my focus

I build and lead teams that nurture communities and help groups make decisions together, equitably. My research focus is in participatory democracy with a focus on tools for computational democracy.

some things i've done in the past

• I spent nearly four years in 18F, including three as the head of content strategy, a digital innovation consultancy in the US federal government that helped other agencies build more modern, accessible, and digital products and services. While there I've worked on projects with NIH, SAMHSA, NSF, and multiple White House administrations. In my tenure, I worked on nationsl projects spanning from improving access to addiction support services, COVID support, improving research funding, and open regulatory information. As the head of content strategy.
• I was part of the core team and lead editor for Letters for Black Lives, a set of crowdsourced, multilingual, and culturally-aware resources aimed at creating a space for open and honest conversations about racial justice, police violence, and anti-Blackness in our families and communities.
• I’ve worked at OpenNews, an organization dedicated to supporting technologists working in journalism and creating a more equitable industry.

this site

I built this site using 11ty and hacked the eleventy duo theme.

colophon

The lovely swooshy letters of the headings uses Grand Central and Hightower for the body text, both are by Tobias Frere-Jones.