Candy Chang is an artist who reimagines public spaces to help us make sense of our lives. After losing someone she loved, she created the Before I Die public art project on an abandoned house in her neighborhood in New Orleans to invite people to share their personal aspirations in public space. Since then, over 400 Before I Die walls have been created in over 60 countries by passionate people all over the world. The Atlantic called it "one of the most creative community projects ever" and it has recently been turned into a book published by St Martin's Press. She graduated from the University of Michigan with a double major in Architecture and Graphic Design and went on to receive a Masters in Urban Planning from Columbia University. She has created public art projects in New Orleans, Hong Kong, Las Vegas, and New York City, and her work has been exhibited in the Venice Biennale, the Centre for the Living Arts, and the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. She is a TED Senior Fellow, a Tulane Urban Innovation Fellow, and a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader.