Chris Pandza led the Obama Presidency Oral History’s digital archive build.
Chris assembled a dynamic international team, including the award-winning creative agency Huncwot, computational sociology expert Jean-Philippe Cointet at the Sciences Po médialab, and Incite Institute's own researchers. This collaboration led to multiple breakthroughs in how oral histories are displayed and experienced online. During this time, Chris also led the award-winning digital archive for the Baldwin-Emerson Elders Project.
Prior to joining Incite Institute, Chris worked as a designer and marketer in the tech, media, and telecom industries on brands including Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, TELUS, and YTV. He now leads Department of Memory, a practice combining computational methods and universal design to make media archives more navigable, equitable, and beautiful.
Chris holds a BA in Media, Information & Technoculture from Western University and an HBA from Ivey Business School. Chris is also a graduate of Columbia University's Oral History Master of Arts program.
