Nour Chamoun

Nour is a designer, educator, and entrepreneur who's passionate about design and technology solutions to climate and social justice issues. She co-founded Scopio, a photography platform and marketplace with the goal of centering images and stories told by people from underrepresented communities and regions. She has led the design and content teams, and worked with the engineering team to build products based on ethical AI and machine learning practices to solve racial biases in the image industry. She was a professor at the Parsons School of Design, teaching Responsible Innovation and how to design solutions for environmental and social issues. She co-authored and curated “The Year Time Stopped: The Global Pandemic in Photos”, a photobook about the year 2020 narrated in photos and stories from around the world. She has been featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 in recognition for her work. She sits on the board and advises nonprofits that advocate for social justice through digital campaigning, data, and design.