Speaker Biography

Caroline Klibanoff is the Executive Director of Made By Us, a Senior Fellow with New America’s US@250 initiative, and an Eisenhower USA Fellow. Under Klibanoff’s direction, since 2019, Made By Us has transformed hundreds of museums and historic sites into civic hubs for young adults. With award-winning content and programs, an unparalleled collaborative network of 500+ cultural institutions, and an annual Civic Season held between Juneteenth and July 4th reaching 85 million Americans to date, Made By Us brings credible, multi-perspective history to young people so they can power our future. As the United States approaches 250 years, Caroline’s expertise as a public historian, audience researcher and scholar of commemoration is helping institutions prepare to meet the needs of the future.

Previously, Klibanoff worked at the MIT Museum, the Bridge Alliance, History Cambridge, Frameworks Institute and the Pew Research Center. She holds a BA from Georgetown University and an MA in Public History from Northeastern University. She is a 2023 recipient of the Northeastern University Women Who Empower Innovator Award, a Smithsonian Research Associate and a member of the national Civic Collaboratory.